Rural Innovation Systems

TROPENTAG : [annual conference on tropical and subtropical agricultural and natural resource management

| 2007-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: University of Hohenheim etc.]
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  • Keywords: agricultural development, tropical areas, natural resources, environmental management, conferences
The annual Conference on Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural and Natural Resource Management (TROPENTAG) is jointly organized by the universities of Bonn, Gِttingen, Hohenheim, Kassel-Witzenhausen and two other German organizations.

Wageningen university resource portal : building your capacity to facilitate multi-stakeholder processes and social learning

| 2007-
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  • Publisher: Wageningen university
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  • Keywords: institution building, co-operation between organizations, private sector, public sector, civil society, capacity building, teaching, popular participation
Practical and conceptual information on how to facilitate joint learning, collaborative action, and participatory learning processes with various stakeholders is presented for a target audience of practitioners and policy makers.

The crossing : [blog]

| 2007-
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  • Publisher: STEPS (Social, technological and environmental pathways to sustainability) centre
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  • Keywords: sustainable development, social development, technological change, environmental protection, agriculture, food, water supply, health
The STEPS Centre is a global research and policy engagement hub combining development with science and technology studies. It is based at the Institute of Development Studies.

UNU-MERIT research projects

| 2007-
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  • Publisher: UNU-MERIT
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  • Keywords: innovations, research centres, data bases, project activities
An online database of all projects by UNU-MERIT from 1998 to date. UNU-MERIT is a new UN research and training centre that incorporates two Maastricht-based institutes: UNU-INTECH and MERIT.

Smart practices innovation network's database

| 2007-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Université Laval etc.]
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  • Keywords: innovations, development policy, research, oecd, canada
This database gathers smart practices, initiatives, public policies, programs, and research papers on innovation and local development with a focus on OECD countries.
 

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This information portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on Rural Innovation Systems (RIS).