Topic on Talk:Stage two planning

As @DerekDFM mentioned, the pilot interventions suggested in our recent meeting may cut across geographies (e.g. the Anganwadi scheme relevant in India and Bangladesh) and may be relevant to policy across the project (e.g. implementing appropriate uses of pesticides for insect and fungal control). Here are a couple of ideas for how to frame our thinking about these interventions:

1. Are there any "best practices" that we can identify or share across teams? For example, do we see any successful interventions for reduction of harmful pesticides that we can bring to Bangladesh, where (as Mostafa mentions) uptake of safe alternatives has been lower?
2. Can we develop interventions that are actually forms of collaborative knowledge mobilization, translating and extending the findings from DFM Scoping research alongside community partners? What are the opportunities for disseminating results, through workshops or publications, or using the results as a foundation for small action research projects involving NGO partners and collaborators?

The DFMSL team would support the idea on “Best practices” that can be shared among teams. Here we would like to bring two points, which were explored through the scoping phase. We are expecting to get successful interventions from the DFM family for the followings. · Use of Poly bags in maldive fish processing: With the expansion of the production, maldive fish processors pack many frigate tuna into one poly bag and dip in boiling water for few minutes, which is not hygienic. · Use of solar dryers: At present, the processors are only adopting sun drying on open spaces rather on beaches as the drying method. Despite the Department of Cooperatives, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and few other institutes had worked on improved methods of drying; the community is reluctant to accept it/information has not well communicated (or some other reasons). DFMSL team expect to explore the reasons for rejection and suggest ‘best practices’ for efficient and profitable drying while minimizing losses, spoilages, and contaminations experienced by the processors.

These are both clear and focused possibilities for interventions. Both suggest comparative and place-specific research could provide guidance for a targeted, learning pilot intervention. I suggest that we give some time for the teams to provide further ideas for pilot interventions and then we have a follow-up meeting for more detailed planning.