Adapting Agricultural Extension to Peacebuilding: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace: Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding (2012)

Chapter: Appendix A: Agenda

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Appendix A


Agenda

Workshop on Adapting Agricultural Extension to Peacebuilding
of the
National Academies and
United States Institute of Peace

May 1, 2012

US Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC

The goal of this workshop is to identify what peacebuilding activities could be delivered as components of existing extension services and what organizational modifications and new capabilities would be required to do so effectively.

The day divides into two halves. In the morning, we will investigate how resource conflict manifests in rural communities and how extension and advisory services have been used to affect such conflict. In the afternoon, in breakout sessions, participants will brainstorm what capabilities are required to support a peacebuilding role for extension.

The breakouts will address (1) what changes are required in the skills of individual extension officers, (2) what changes are required in the organization of extension systems, and (3) what technological innovations are required in order for extension officers to integrate peacebuilding into their extension activities.
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8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Goals for the Day
Ann Bartuska, USDA; Pamela Aall, USIP

8:45 a.m.

Conflict in Rural Settings
Conflict affects agricultural communities in multiple ways. Disagreement between communities on rights to land and water access can act as flashpoints to initiate conflict. Likewise, in the aftermath of conflict, returnees whether refugees or demobilized soldiers can create conflict by stressing a community’s economic and social resources. What can be natural additions to an extension officer’s activities to manage these destabilizing phenomena?
Speakers: Jon Unruh, McGill University
Caroline Hartzell, Gettysburg College
Michael Jacobs, PEACE
Moderator: Pamela Aall, USIP

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Extension in Fragile Societies
Extension agents working in rural communities are typically representatives of government with the responsibility to provide information and guidance to improve agricultural productivity. What are the effects of conflict on agents’ capacity to deliver such services and what examples exist of extension agents using delivery of such services as a means to manage conflict effectively?
Speakers: Mark Bell, UC Davis
Jim Conley, Civilian Response Corps
David Nisbet, Agricultural Research Service
Moderator: Ann Bartuska, USDA

12:30 p.m.

Lunch
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1:15 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Capacity Building and Training (Room B214)
Extension officers support farmers by communicating information, by providing access to resources, and by organizing farmers to get to market. Given the need to continue to support the technical dimensions of farming, what are the skills required for extension officers to manage conflict effectively in their communities?
 

Organizational Change and Institution Building (Room B215)
Extension systems typically operate within a Ministry of Agriculture. Following conflict, resources can be scarce, and coherent guidance even scarcer. To enable effective frontline peacebuilding activities by extension agents, what changes are required in how agents are organized, supported, and resourced?
 

Technological Infrastructure (Room B241)
Extension systems have used various communications technologies (rural radio, for example) to communicate with dispersed agricultural communities. Cell phone technology is transforming what can be communicated and has created the potential for two-way conversations. How should this and other recent ICT innovations be applied in extension to manage conflict?

3:30 p.m.

Reconvene
Ann Bartuska, USDA; Pamela Aall, USIP

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn
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