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Figures & data
Figure 1. Approximate location of the eight Districts of the SRFSI project where the Innovation Platforms were evaluated. Dhanusha and Sunsari (blue triangles) were in the terai of Nepal, Madhubani and Purnea (orange squares) were in Bihar, India, Coochbehar and Malda (orange squares) were in West Bengal, India, and Rangpur and Rajshahi (green circles) were in Northwest Bangladesh. Base map from QGIS using Open Street Maps. Country borders are approximate only.
Figure 2. Steps involved in the IPs as initially used in the SRFSI project, essentially with continuous cycles to identify problems, map partners, discuss issues, review issues, take action and reflect.
Table 1. The status of innovation platforms as implemented in the SRFSI project in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) two years after implementation (as of 2017).
Table 2. Self-assessment of performance of IPs from Northwest Bangladesh (Rajshahi and Rangpur Districts) scored on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 = very low degree to 5 = very high degree. Analysis based on Sparrow and Traoré (Citation2018) (see Appendix A for details).
Table 3. Factors indicated as important to explain performance of IPs, identified from thematic analysis. Category of variables from conceptual framework for IP effectiveness (adapted from Davies et al., Citation2018).
Table 4. Prominent factors affecting prospects of ongoing change and impact from the IP by category of variables in the conceptual framework for IP effectiveness, showing factors expected to have positive impact (plain text) and factors expected to have negative impact (italic text). Adapted from Davies et al. (Citation2018).
Figure 3. Simplified framework of Innovation Platforms as trialled through the SRFSI project in the Eastern Gangetic Plains. There are multiple links across scales and interactions with different components of the system. IPs could be created through existing or new farmer groups or community youth groups, and enable micro-entrepreneur business opportunities.
Table A1. Interview guide to assist with guided discussion with key informant interviews to determine success of the IPs. Questions based on Davies et al. (Citation2018) and Sparrow and Traoré (Citation2018).
Table A2. Self-assessment of IPs as used in the SRFSI project. Questions based on Davies et al. (Citation2018) and Sparrow and Traoré (Citation2018).
Table B1. Domains of change in the agricultural system with outcomes and impacts from IP activities, from the SRFSI project in the EGP for Northwest Bangladesh (Rajshahi and Rangpur Districts) (following approach of Davies et al., Citation2018). Partner agencies conducted a ‘self-assessment’ of their own IPs. These data have not been independently verified. ‘Y’ = Yes, ‘N’ = No