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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
B. R. Singh et al. (eds.), Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource
Sustainability in Africa, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9_33
Assessing the Role of Storytelling
Presentation in Knowledge Transfer
from Climate Change Projects
in Tanzania: The Case of the EPINAV
Programme
Y. B. Mkwizu, N. G. Davey, L. O. Eik, R. Kangalawe, and L. R. Kurwijila
Abstract The Enhancing Pro-Poor Innovations in Natural Resources and
Agricultural Value Chains (EPINAV) programme was implemented in 2010–2016
by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) to enhance productivity, livelihood
security, and human capacity to utilise pro-poor and climate change adaptive
innovations in agricultural and natural resources value chains. This chapter examines the contribution of storytelling in sharing knowledge from the EPINAV programme. The assessment of knowledge-sharing and access is conducted using the
knowledge conductivity framework. The framework indicates that storytelling
presentation has a greater likelihood of enabling knowledge movement between
and among project stakeholders. We examined knowledge conductivity among
the targeted stakeholders who were involved in the implementation of the programme, namely, implementation team, researchers, farmers, policymakers,
external reviewers, and funding agency. Issues and interests of each group are
identified based on their mandates and areas of work relevant to the programme.
From specific category interests, we established their role in the project story.
This chapter examines the contribution of storytelling in empowering the active
engagement of stakeholders to increase the achievement of project results. It concludes by proposing increased use of a storytelling presentation framework in the
management and communication of knowledge from EPINAV to similar
programmes.
Y. B. Mkwizu (*)
Dar es Salaam Nature Study (DarNature), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
N. G. Davey · L. O. Eik
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of International Environment
and Development Studies, Noragric, As, Norway
R. Kangalawe
University of Dar Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
L. R. Kurwijila
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
B. R. Singh et al. (eds.), Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource
Sustainability in Africa, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9_33
Assessing the Role of Storytelling
Presentation in Knowledge Transfer
from Climate Change Projects
in Tanzania: The Case of the EPINAV
Programme
Y. B. Mkwizu, N. G. Davey, L. O. Eik, R. Kangalawe, and L. R. Kurwijila
Abstract The Enhancing Pro-Poor Innovations in Natural Resources and
Agricultural Value Chains (EPINAV) programme was implemented in 2010–2016
by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) to enhance productivity, livelihood
security, and human capacity to utilise pro-poor and climate change adaptive
innovations in agricultural and natural resources value chains. This chapter examines the contribution of storytelling in sharing knowledge from the EPINAV programme. The assessment of knowledge-sharing and access is conducted using the
knowledge conductivity framework. The framework indicates that storytelling
presentation has a greater likelihood of enabling knowledge movement between
and among project stakeholders. We examined knowledge conductivity among
the targeted stakeholders who were involved in the implementation of the programme, namely, implementation team, researchers, farmers, policymakers,
external reviewers, and funding agency. Issues and interests of each group are
identified based on their mandates and areas of work relevant to the programme.
From specific category interests, we established their role in the project story.
This chapter examines the contribution of storytelling in empowering the active
engagement of stakeholders to increase the achievement of project results. It concludes by proposing increased use of a storytelling presentation framework in the
management and communication of knowledge from EPINAV to similar
programmes.
Y. B. Mkwizu (*)
Dar es Salaam Nature Study (DarNature), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
N. G. Davey · L. O. Eik
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of International Environment
and Development Studies, Noragric, As, Norway
R. Kangalawe
University of Dar Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
L. R. Kurwijila
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania