A comparative analysis of RIPAT and other selected participatory rural development approaches used in Tanzania.
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2023
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Mkuki na Nyota
Abstract
Influenced by the African socialism philosophy of the late Julius Nyerere and the participant research practices of Marja Liisa Swantz, Tanzania is one of the pioneers of participatory action research in the world. Within the mentioned milieu, participatory approaches have become widespread. The approaches are geared at enabling rural communities to address their challenges through participatory approaches. This book chapter focuses on a comparative analysis of locally improved rural development approaches that have been developed and improved in the Tanzanian context. Using primary and secondary data from some Tanzanian rural interventions by Uluguru Mountains Agricultural Development Project (process approach) and World Vision Tanzania (ADP approach), the chapter focuses on a comparative analysis of the mentioned strategies and RIPAT (Rural Initiatives for Participatory Agricultural Transformation) to shed some light on rural development efforts in the Tanzanian context. The process approach involves participatory endogenous processes of development that start with the recognition of the local capacities of the people. The ADP (Area Development Programmes) approach is a participatory approach that seeks to induce communities with capabilities to undertake appropriate actions to accomplish economic and social progress. More recently, World Vision Tanzania (WVT) reframed the acronym ADP by calling it Tanzania Empowerment ADP Model (TEAM). RIPAT is a participatory extension approach that transfers a ‘basket’ of agricultural technology options, including various crops and livestock, to groups of 25 to 30 smallholder farmers in a way that allows for joint, experiential,
and participatory learning. In 2017 Research, Community and Organisational Development Associates (RECODA) entered a two year contract with WVT of co-owning the approach; the agreement ended in 2019. The engagement allowed World Vision Tanzania to use the RIPAT approach in ADPs. All in all, some literature suggests that participatory approaches fail to empower people in real life situation. In this regard and drawing from the participatory theory and practice, the chapter assesses the sustainability of the approaches.
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RIPAT and Rural Development 1 CHAPTER 5
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PAR, Development, Rural, Sustainability, Tanzania, Africa
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Madaha, Rasel, Martin, R. and Mwakatoga, J. (2023). A Comparative Analysis of RIPAT and Other Selected Participatory Rural Development Approaches used in Tanzania. In Urassa, R. J. K., Mattee. A. Z., Malisa, E. T., and Ringo, D. E.and Ng’ang’a, J. N. “Rural Initiatives for Participatory Agricultural Transformation (RIPAT) and Development.” Mkuki and Nyota Publishers: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania