Rural Innovation Systems

New pathways to build capacity for development oriented agricultural research and innovation

Daane, Jon | 2008]
  • Author(s): Daane, Jon
  • Publisher: International centre for development oriented research in agriculture (ICRA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, research centres, universities and colleges, development assistance, capacity building, training programmes, history
This paper discusses the fundamental and far-reaching changes that are needed to enhance new agricultural research capacity for effective innovation systems. Possible contributions from the Netherlands are highlighted.

Enhancing performance of agricultural innovation systems

Daane, Jon | 2010
  • Author(s): Daane, Jon
  • Publisher: AGRIDEA]
  • Pages: 76--82
  • Keywords: innovations, development strategies, institutional infrastructure
Enhancing agricultural innovation capacity requires a broad range of actions in the public, private and civil society sectors; at the national level; within and between organisations; and, at the level of teams and individuals.

Performance indicators for agricultural innovation systems in the ACP region : synthesis report

Daane, J. | 2008
  • Author(s): Daane, J.
  • Publisher: CTA
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, development strategies, evaluation, acp, africa, caribbean region, oceania
Performance indicators and mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating innovation system performance in the agricultural sector of countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, are identified.

'Innovation systems' : old wine in a new bottle?

Dalrymple, Dana G. | 2005
  • Author(s): Dalrymple, Dana G.
  • Publisher: SciDev.Net
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, development strategies, innovations, risk
Application of the innovation systems approach to agricultural research could diminish the vital role of underlying scientific research and development. It may also overlook the public goods dimension of research.

The 'system of innovation' approach, and its relevance to developing countries

Dantas, Eva | 2005
  • Author(s): Dantas, Eva
  • Publisher: SciDev.Net
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: innovations, development strategies, developing countries, development policy
This policy brief describes the key features of a well-functioning system of innovation and discusses the application of the innovation system approach to developing countries. Major policy issues are highlighted.
 

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