Rural Innovation Systems

Are international market demands compatible with serving domestic social needs? : challenges in strengthening innovation capacity in Kenya's horticulture industry

Steglich, Mirjam | 2009
  • Author(s): Steglich, Mirjam
  • Publisher: United nations university (UNU). Maastricht economic and social research and training centre on innovation and technology (MERIT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, development strategies, horticulture, globalization, small farms, agricultural policy, east africa, kenya
This paper explores the horticulture sector of Kenya in order to gain a better understanding of what has most significantly contributed to its success in terms of innovation response capacity.

Extension policy at the national level in Asia

Sulaiman, Rasheed and Hall, Andy | 2004]
  • Author(s): Sulaiman, Rasheed and Hall, Andy
  • Publisher: National centre for agricultural economics and policy research (NCAP) [etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural extension, development policy, innovations, development strategies, asia
Argues that extension reform processes only informed by prescriptions generated centrally or from outside fail, using four cases of recent developments in extension policy and policy process from Asia.

Organised retailing of fresh fruit and vegetables : opportunities for putting research into use?

Sulaiman, V. Rasheed | 2011
  • Author(s): Sulaiman, V. Rasheed
  • Publisher: Research into results]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: retail trade, innovations, technological change, asia
A study of organised retail in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, suggests that this pattern of market development is linking farmers to markets with promising socio-economic effecs, but the value of this as a mechanism for strengthening technical change and innovation capacity is under-developed.

Agricultural extension : involvement of private sector

Sulaiman, V. Rasheed | 2003
  • Author(s): Sulaiman, V. Rasheed
  • Publisher: National bank for agriculture and rural development
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural extension, agricultural development, public sector, private sector, co-operation between organizations, innovations, india
This paper examines issues related to reforming public extension, promoting private extension initiatives, and facilitating public-private partnerships in India.

Effectiveness of private sector extension in India and lessons for the new extension policy agenda

Sulaiman, V. Rasheed and Hall, Andy and Suresh, N. | 2005
  • Author(s): Sulaiman, V. Rasheed and Hall, Andy and Suresh, N.
  • Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI). Agricultural research and extension network (AgREN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural extension, private sector, agricultural policy, tamil nadu, india
Mahindra Subhlabh Services Limited (MSSL) has initiated one-stop farm solutions centres in selected districts of India. A discussion of the principles behind the success of this private extension initiative.
 

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