National Workshop on Scaling the Youth and Women Quality Centre Model in Uganda’s Agricultural Sectors
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute | |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Center for Tropical Agriculture | |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | National Agricultural Research Organization | |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Rice Research Institute | |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology | |
| cg.contributor.donor | CGIAR Trust Fund | |
| cg.contributor.programAccelerator | Breeding for Tomorrow | |
| cg.contributor.programAccelerator | Gender Equality and Inclusion | |
| cg.coverage.country | Kenya | |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | KE | |
| cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Cosmas Kweyu Lutomia: 0000-0003-3546-0552 | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Allan Bomuhangi: 0000-0003-0662-3383 | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Jummai Yila: 0000-0002-4056-8173 | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Beatrice Muriithi: 0000-0001-7946-8949 | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Eileen Bogweh Nchanji: 0000-0002-6859-0962 | |
| cg.howPublished | Grey Literature | |
| cg.reviewStatus | Internal Review | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kweyu Lutomia, Cosmas | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nanyonjo, Grace | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bomuhangi, Allan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yila, Jummai | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muriithi, Beatrice | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fombong, Ayuka Teboh | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arinaitwe, Warren | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mugagga, Isaac | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ketema, Dessalegn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nchanji, Eileen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-30T08:43:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-30T08:43:28Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180949 | |
| dc.title | National Workshop on Scaling the Youth and Women Quality Centre Model in Uganda’s Agricultural Sectors | en |
| dcterms.abstract | "The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) convened a two-day national workshop on the 26-27th November 2025 to explore practical pathways for adapting and scaling the reviewed Youth and Women Quality Centre (YWQC) model across crops, insects, honeybees and fruit trees in Uganda. The YWCQ model was designed and piloted in Butaleja District in the Eastern Region of Uganda between 2022 and 2024 to address constraints to women’s and youth’s access to high-quality seeds of improved common bean and rice varieties. The aim of the workshop was to share the YWQC design principles and showcase pilot evidence of the performance of the model. It also intended to co-develop a YWQC scaling roadmap and partnership framework needed to promote the model beyond pilot districts and common bean and rice value chains. Specifically, the workshop was also framed within the broader Building Equitable Climate-Resilient African Bean and Insect Sectors (BRAINS) to support integration of the YWQC model into common beans, beneficial insects and fruit trees, as well as other value chains. A total of 38 participants attended Day 1 and 35 attended Day 2. Participants represented research institutions, government regulators, farmer organisations, private sector actors, universities, NGOs, and development partners. The methodology combined plenary presentations, moderated panel discussions and structured group work using facilitation templates, with report backs and plenary validation to build consensus. Day 1 of the workshop consolidated shared understanding of the YWQC design principles and the Butaleja baseline–endline evidence, alongside reflections on seed certification and quality control. Two plenary panels translated the model into real delivery realities: quality assurance, affordability, trust, aggregation, market linkages, and role clarity. Day 2 of the workshop produced a draft scaling roadmap with sequenced actions and indicators and a partnership framework clarifying roles, incentives and required support to scale YWQC model across value chains and districts in Uganda. The scaling roadmap and partnership frameworks were validated by stakeholders in a process that identified cross-cutting priorities and flagged quick wins, risks and information gaps that needed to be considered to support institutional anchoring and scaling of the model. Key workshop takeaways were that the YWQC model can bridge informal and formal delivery if anchored in credible local collective action institutions (notably cooperatives), supported by practical incentives for champions, and backed by a workable quality assurance pathway. Strategically, scaling should be phased and evidence-led. Operationally, standard operating procedure, governance tools, demonstrations and feedback loops were identified by stakeholders as important for scaling YWQC. At a policy level, pilot learning should inform standards for emerging value chains and reforms on early generation seed, licensing, inspection, traceability, and enforcement." | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.audience | Academics | |
| dcterms.audience | CGIAR | |
| dcterms.audience | Development Practitioners | |
| dcterms.audience | Extension | |
| dcterms.audience | Farmers | |
| dcterms.audience | Policy Makers | |
| dcterms.audience | Scientists | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Cosmas Kweyu Lutomia, Grace Nanyonjo, Allan Bomuhangi, Jummai Yila, Beatrice Muriithi, Ayuka Teboh Fombong, Warren Arinaitwe, Isaac Mugagga, Dessalegn Ketema, Eileen Nchanji (2025). National Workshop on Scaling the Youth and Women Quality Centre Model in Uganda’s Agricultural Sectors. Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Nairobi, Kenya. | |
| dcterms.extent | 20 p. | |
| dcterms.issued | 2025 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| dcterms.publisher | Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT | |
| dcterms.subject | youth | |
| dcterms.subject | women farmers | |
| dcterms.subject | seed systems | |
| dcterms.subject | agricultural sector | |
| dcterms.subject | smallholders | |
| dcterms.subject | seed quality | |
| dcterms.subject | scaling up | |
| dcterms.subject | value chains | |
| dcterms.type | Report |