Introduction presented by Lini Wollenberg, Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT and the University of Vermont, at the "Best practices for digital tool inclusiveness and farmer co-creation of practices with local stakeholders" workshop on 30 November 2022. The event was hosted by the Transformative Partnership Platform and the Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT. In this informal expert workshop, the TRANSITIONS Inclusive Digital Tools (ATDT) project reviewed and received feedback from stakeholders and experts on proposed guidance for smallholder farmer’s inclusion and co-creation of farm practices for agroecology and climate change action. Invited participants included digital resource specialists, farmer-support organizations, and agroecology and climate change experts. In 2023, we will apply the principles with our action partners in Brazil and Vietnam to guide digital innovations. In the workshop we sought input to the relevance, coherence and usability of the proposed principles to guide future work. More on the ATDT Project: https://bit.ly/InclusiveDTs

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Best practices for
digital tool
inclusiveness and
farmer co-creation of
practices
30 November 2022
An expert workshop
Digital Tools
Digital tools

2. The Co-design
Challenge
Smallholder farmers don’t have
the means or influence to develop
digital resources that reflect their
priorities.
Yet digital tools can be a powerful
means for scaling practices while
also addressing farmer- specific
conditions.
How can we improve smallholder
farmer self-determination in the
scaling of best practices?
https://www.acdivoca.org/2021/02/av-ventures-invests-in-agrocenta-supporting-digital-and-financial-inclusion-of-ghanaian-smallholder-farmers/

3. Agroecological
Transitions – Inclusive
Digital Tools Project
(ATDT)
Scale up best practices for agroecology and
climate change
Improve inclusiveness of digital ecosystem to
better reach smallholders
Test co-creation of innovative farm practices
using digital tools

4. IRRI Sustainable Rice Platform,
Loc Troi, Rikolto (VECO), Agrig8
(software), TCSOFT
(monitoring and advice),
MARD
Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
Solidaridad, Pará and Mato
Grosso, ICRAF, Brazilian RT on
Sustainable Livestock, Embrapa,
Sustainable Territories Platform
Mato Grosso
VIETNAM
Mekong
Delta
Beef supply chain
E-extension
Rice supply chain
Performance assessment
Action research
2022-2024
Pará

5. Purpose of the
workshop
Provide feedback on principles for
farmer co-creation of practices using
digital tools
Relevance Coherence Usability

6. Overview of principles (10 min) Kyle Dittmer
Panel (10 min)
- Common critiques of digital tools
- Brazil and Vietnam perspectives
Sadie Shelton
Ciniro Costa
Breakout groups (3) (35 min) All
Plenary discussion (45 min) All
Next steps (5 min)
Agenda

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Thank You!
Project page: https://alliancebioversityciat.org/projects/inclusive-digital-tools-atdt
For more information contact lini.wollenberg@uvm.edu
P r o j e c t

8. Access
Farmer co-creation
of practices
Usability
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Digital social inclusion

9. Social inclusion principles
Principle 1:Engage withdiverse farmers
Principle 1.1: Understand the full rangeof farmer diversity and
who is left out.
Principle 1.2: Ensureusability of tools by diversefarmers
Principle 1.3: Seek input for improvementfromdiversefarmers
Principle 2:Enhance access and affordability
Principle 2.1: Investin farmers’ digitalliteracy and digital skills
Principle 2.2: Provideopen access to tools, data and innovation
Principle 2.3: Offer freeor affordableaccess to tools and
transparency abouttrade-offs in valueamong costoptions.
Principle 3:Use data responsibly
Principle 3.1: Use data privacy, security and safety measures
that meet diversefarmers’ needs.
Principle 3.2: Sharedata analysis and learning with diverse
farmers
Principle 3.3: Capture disaggregated data for underrepresented
farmers
Principle 3.4: Identify points of user exclusion
Principle 4:Co-create farming practices withthe user
Principle 4.1: Develop context-relevanttools
Principle 4.2: Combine top-down (advisor-to-farmer) with
bottom-up (farmer-to-advisor) and peer-to-peer (farmer-to-
farmer) modes of communication
Principle 4.3: Supportcollaborativesolutions with farmers
Principle 4.4: Use resources efficiently, including farmers’ time
Principle 5: Appropriate use of technology
Principle 5.1: Make human intermediaries available to support
farmers
Principle 5.2: Be mindful of overdependenceon technology
Principle 6:Responsibledevelopment
Principle 6.1: Build on existing digital co-design solutions
Principle 6.2: Establish open communication channels for farmer
input and providefrequent status updates
Co-creation principles
Principles for co-creation of farming practices.
Kyle Dittmer, Sessie Burns et al.
Oct 13, 2022