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Co-building of socio-technical and organisational innovations in fish farming systems in Cameroon

Pouomogne Victor, Mikolasek Olivier, Tomedi Eyango Tabi Minette, Dulcire Michel, Chia Eduardo. 2006. Co-building of socio-technical and organisational innovations in fish farming systems in Cameroon. In : Innovation Africa Symposium, 20-23 November 2006, Kampala, Ouganda. s.l. : s.n., 15 p. Innovation Africa Symposium, Kampala, Ouganda, 20 Novembre 2006/23 Novembre 2006.

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Résumé : Fish farming can be an important source of feed, employment and income for the rural populations of Africa. However, in most cases fish farming does not constitute a full time farming activity, and the fish farming systems put in place by rural populations have not been able to prove their economic profitability. Presently, if sustainable fish farming is to be promoted, it would be a prerequisite to work on the socio-technical and organisational innovations. This hypothesis is being tested within the context of a research programme on the Conception of Innovations and the Role of Partnership, being undertaken by researchers from CIRAD, IRAD and the University of Dschang, Cameroon. The current work consisted in the elaboration of an action-research programme in partnership with producers focusing technical and organisational concerns, in the aim of identifying and facing problematic issues which remain a cause of concern for the various key stakeholders. Paradigms sustaining sociology of translation and sciences suggest that innovations are built on social pillars. It is within the ambit of this theoretical reasoning that we would like to situate the approach developed here. Two groups of producers (Common Initiative Groups) in the west of Cameroon following "Action-Research" and "Partnership" principles were involved in the process. Work protocols (in the form of written contracts) were jointly defined (researchers and each of the producers' group) and dealt with the construction and management of fish ponds and the supply of fingerlings. The principal methods used were regular meetings aimed at programming activities, resituating the results so far obtained and following up of experimental protocols. This was done together with all the members of the Common Initiative Groups. The main result was the successful formation of the Common Initiative Groups (GIC), where it was possible not only to programme the experimental protocols, but also to agree upon a common working language and representation; these tools are necessary for any socio-technical and organisational innovation. Another result not less important is the role of the written action protocols in the formalisation of the code of ethics necessary for working in partnership. Members modified the representation and together shared the first elements of a localised fish farming model. In this process, strategies of each group of the partnership could be appraised and adjusted accordingly based on sustainability of the fish farming activity, which was put beforehand as the commonly shared target of all. In conclusion we would like to draw the methodological lessons so far derived from this piece of work (ongoing), and particularly on the type of competence which participating researchers need to employ. These researchers are supposed to serve as mediators, facilitators and translators; and also as a mouthpiece of groups which hitherto belonged to varied schools of thought. This needs a big deal of humanism, humility and patience.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : pisciculture

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Cameroun

Classification Agris : E14 - Économie et politique du développement
M01 - Pêche et aquaculture - Considérations générales

Auteurs et affiliations

  • Pouomogne Victor, IRAD (CMR)
  • Mikolasek Olivier, CIRAD-EMVT-UPR Aquaculture (FRA)
  • Tomedi Eyango Tabi Minette, Université de Dschang (CMR)
  • Dulcire Michel, CIRAD-TERA-UPR Agriculteurs et innovations (FRA)
  • Chia Eduardo, CIRAD-TERA-UPR Agriculteurs et innovations (FRA)

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