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Partnering for development impact: Innovation in Indonesian agricultural systems.
Abstract
The reality of the institutional setting of the RIs in Indonesia is that traditions of research practice and modes of funding and professional performance rewards need considerable transformation before partnerships with the PS can become common practice. The initial support and resourcing of the ARISA partnerships has developed some of the capacity to bridge these gaps and the project has seen partnerships shift from pure transactional exchanges of resources to col- laboration with a deeper appreciation of the legitimising role of RIs for the private sector in negotiations with government agencies and in building relationships with farmers.
... ARISA took a partnership brokering approach to supporting the RI-PS partnerships that were funded as part of the program. In taking this approach, the program acknowledged the need to build skills and capacity within the RIs to enable them to become more outward-facing, to understand business priorities and needs, and better position their research to ensure impact with the private sector (Cosijn et al., 2018). At the same time, the brokering approach aimed to support any private sector partners to understand the value of research in supporting new market opportunities. ...
... Formal mechanisms to support partnerships included partnership agreements and progress reviews, as well as the development of business models and results chains (see Cosijn et al., 2018 for more detail). Informally, the ARISA team played a key role in identifying challenges or tensions, supporting RIs to identify and approach new private sector partners when necessary, and fostering a better mutual understanding between partners. ...
... It is important to note that ARISA was not a formal partner in any of the partnerships the primary function of ARISA was to commission and support the partnerships, with the goal they would be sustained without ongoing support. ARISA formally supported the partners to develop partnership agreements, conduct progress reviews, development business models and results chains to support open discussion and shared understanding between partners (Cosijn, Williams, and Hall 2018). Informally, the ARISA team helped partners work through challenges, broker new partnerships and facilitated greater mutual understanding between partners. ...
Research institute-private sector partnerships are promoted as a mechanism to increase the scale and sustainability of research impact, especially where government extension services are constrained. Such partnerships are often framed as simple transactional or contractual arrangements. This paper traces the evolution of a multilateral partnership between a public university, agri-input supplier, finance provider and local government in North and East Lombok. The partnership aimed to increase household incomes by introducing new practices for maize and pulse production, but in order to do so, had to enable farmers to access affordable credit and inputs in a timely manner. Analysis of the partnership over three years highlights its dynamic nature and the importance of a consistent champion who aligns the competing institutional incentives and aspirations of actors. It also highlights how partners bear different types and degrees of risk across different stages of the partnership. The findings affirm the potential for research-private sector partnerships to contribute to agricultural innovation but highlight a more complex and messy process than is acknowledged in the literature. A more realistic understanding of partnership and innovation processes needs to inform how schemes and innovation support mechanisms are designed if they are to deliver on the promise of scale and sustainability.
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