Siani Expert Group Aims
Aims and goals
Through a regional dialogue platform, workshops and national stakeholder meetings, we will support and stimulate increased production and use of agrobiologicals. The first step is to map key actors in the East African agrobiologicals sector and invite them to dialogue and network. We will also communicate findings, recommendations and information generated from the expert group activities to a wider audience in the region, including the SIANI network.
What type of change do you expect to achieve?
We hope for three types of change:
- The first is capacity development, where we will co-generate knowledge together with entrepreneurs, producers and users of agrobiologicals. The national dialogue platforms will let stakeholders learn from each other and link science, technology and practice in the sector. The data and information gathered will be made freely available. We will also work with media practitioners to make them more aware of the solutions presented by the increased use of agrobiologicals.
- Second, we will activate the private sector including bioentrepreneurs, financiers, farmer organizations, extension services and other actors throughout the value chain to come together and co-create development pathways for the agrobiologicals sector in the region.
- Finally, we want to involve policy regulators and see tease out policy measures that are needed to expand the agrobiologicals sector so that it is relevant and accessible for the millions of smallholders in the region.
