Rural Innovation Systems

Innovation support funds for farmer-led research and development

Water-Bayer, Ann | 2005
  • Author(s): Water-Bayer, Ann
  • Publisher: World bank. Africa region's knowledge and learning center
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, popular participation, farmers associations, development finance, lobbying
A portion of regular R&D funds should be channelled through innovation support funds. Decision-makers in national and international organizations must be informed how locally-controlled ISFs can support pro-poor change processes.

Farmers call the tune : initial experiences with local innovation support funds

Waters-Bayer, Ann | [2008]
  • Author(s): Waters-Bayer, Ann
  • Publisher: PROLINNOVA
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, funds, innovations, small farms, popular participation, africa south of sahara, south asia, south east asia
Experiences with Local Innovation Support Funds (LISFs) in designing alternative funding and fund approval mechanisms for local research are analysed.

Recognising and enhancing local innovation processes

Waters-Bayer, Ann | 2006
  • Author(s): Waters-Bayer, Ann
  • Publisher: PROLINNOVA
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, development strategies, popular participation, farmers, institutional infrastructure, co-operation between organizations
The recognition of local innovation can lead to changes in behaviour and attitudes of all actors in the system and can stimulate institutional change to enhance agricultural innovation processes.

Multi-stakeholder partnerships to integrate participatory approaches into institutions of agricultural research and development (ARD)

Waters-Bayer, Ann | 2005
  • Author(s): Waters-Bayer, Ann
  • Publisher: ETC EcoCulture
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, agricultural research, co-operation between organizations, civil society, popular participation
Different levels of multi-stakeholder partnerships are distinguished and experiences of various countries involved with PROLINNOVA (Promoting Local Innovation) are compared with other initiatives to build agricultural research and development partnerships.

Innovation support funds for farmer-led research and development

Waters-Bayer, Ann | 2005
  • Author(s): Waters-Bayer, Ann
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 1--4
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, funds, agricultural research, popular participation, farmers, information needs, advisory services
Locally controlled “Innovation Support Funds” are intended to allow farmers to invest in their own research, to hire external resource persons, to access external information, and to conduct exchange visits.
 

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