New technologies to old problems: online role playing games, farmers and coffee agroforestry in the Western Ghats

Delay Maelle, Dray Anne, Kalla Jenu, Nanaya Konerira M., Kushalappa Cheppudira G., Raghuramulu Yenugula, Vaast Philippe, Le Page Christophe, Sunderland Terence Clarence Heethom, Garcia Claude A.. 2014. New technologies to old problems: online role playing games, farmers and coffee agroforestry in the Western Ghats. In : Abstracts of the 3rd World Congress of Agroforestry 'Trees for life: accelerating the impact of agroforestry' : abstracts. Wachira Mary Anne (ed.), Rabar Betty (ed.), Magaju Christine (ed.), Borah Gulshan (ed.). Nairobi : WCA [Nairobi], Résumé, 76-77. ISBN 92-9059-372-5 World Congress on Agroforestry, Delhi, Inde, 10 Février 2014/14 Février 2014.

Résumé : Problems of natural resources management are often wicked problems. They involve multiple stakeholders with different worldviews, different needs and agendas, in a world with pervasive uncertainties. The answers to such problems are not technical fixes but political process that engage the stakeholders in problem solving iterative loops. However, new technologies, particularly IT, can help navigate the complexities of designing efficient natural resources management schemes. We present here an initiative to develop online participatory tools to contribute to an on-going policy debate in the coffee agroforestry systems in the district of Kodagu (India). In this landscape, driven by market incentives and recently available technologies, farmers are intensifying the production system, replacing the complex and diverse canopy cover with the fast growing Grevillea robusta. In the background, farmers and foresters are fighting for the rights over the native tree species. The outcome of this struggle has the potential to alter dramatically the farmers' strategies and the distribution of biodiversity at the landscape level. While earlier research quantified past dynamics and highlighted the main drivers of the present trends, tools are lacking for the decision makers to explore the long term, often unforeseen impacts of their proposed interventions. Based on a conceptual model developed through participatory workshops with local stakeholders, we developed a computerized agent-based model using a dedicated modelling platform, NetLogo. This online-enabled modular platform allows stakeholders to interact on a larger scale, to propose alternative futures and policy changes, and to explore the impacts of these proposed changes. We will use it as a springboard for discussion with local stakeholders and policy makers, to broadly disseminate the results of our research, and to encourage local farmers and outsiders alike to contribute meaningfully to the policy process, allowing for surprise and innovation to emerge from the interactions the platform will generate.

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
K10 - Production forestière
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
U30 - Méthodes de recherche

Auteurs et affiliations

• Delay Maelle, ETH (CHE)
• Dray Anne, ETH (CHE)
• Kalla Jenu, ETH (CHE)
• Nanaya Konerira M., ETH (CHE)
• Kushalappa Cheppudira G., UAS (IND)
• Raghuramulu Yenugula, Central Coffee Board (IND)
• Vaast Philippe, CIRAD-PERSYST-UMR Eco&Sols (KEN)
• Le Page Christophe, CIRAD-ES-UPR GREEN (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-1920-0091
• Sunderland Terence Clarence Heethom, CIFOR (IDN)
• Garcia Claude A., CIRAD-ES-UPR BSef (CHE) ORCID: 0000-0002-7351-0226

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/573038/)

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