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Appendices<br />
Appendix 1: Participants Tasks and Discussions<br />
Participant Task 1<br />
Question: Who are currently the three main stakeholders in your organisation when it<br />
comes to internal information activities? And Why?<br />
Participant Task 1 – Working Group <strong>Report</strong>s<br />
The main stakeholders identified included:<br />
• Decision makers (mangers influencing decisions at all levels)<br />
• Users (e.g. universities, students)<br />
• Operational staff (e.g. researchers)<br />
• Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)<br />
Main external stakeholders identified included:<br />
• For Farmers Unions<br />
o Government<br />
o Suppliers of agricultural inputs<br />
o Marketers, commodity companies<br />
• Universities<br />
o Publishers, professional organisations and end users<br />
o Users of information (farmers)<br />
o Policy makers/government ministries<br />
• Extension Agents<br />
• Educational and Training institutions<br />
Methods used to consult them included:<br />
• Face to face<br />
• Electronic systems (SMS, websites etc.)<br />
• Focus group discussions/Group participation or workshops<br />
What problems/constraints?<br />
• Financial resources<br />
• Skills<br />
Participant Task 2 – SWOT analysis<br />
Question: Undertake a SWOT analysis of the information environment in your<br />
organisation; identify information and knowledge assets; assess the IT; assess the<br />
financial factors.<br />
Participant Task 2 – Working Group <strong>Report</strong>s<br />
SWOT analysis conducted by participants in the workshop identified, among many, the<br />
following for their organisations:<br />
Strengths<br />
• Availability of print and electronic information resources<br />
• Agricultural officers<br />
• Organisation system<br />
• Availability of <strong>ICM</strong> infrastructure e.g. library<br />
• Improved ICT<br />
• Representation of staff in all districts<br />
• Strategically placed information dissemination facilities