Rural Innovation Systems

Strengthening agricultural education and training in sub-Saharan Africa from an innovation systems perspective : case studies of Ethiopia and Mozambique

Davis, Kristin | 2007
  • Author(s): Davis, Kristin
  • Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural education, agricultural development, innovations, capacity building, organizational change, africa south of sahara, ethiopia, mozambique
Postsecondary agricultural education and training systems can strengthen the innovative capabilities of organizations and professionals; change organizational cultures, behaviors, and incentives; and build innovation networks and linkages.

Investment in extension and advisory services as part of agricultural innovation systems : overview

Davis, Kristin and Heemskerk, Willem | 2012
  • Author(s): Davis, Kristin and Heemskerk, Willem
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: 179--193
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, advisory services, agricultural extension
Extension and advisory services are integral to the agriculture innovation system. This sourcebook module looks at the history and current status of extension and advisory services and examines topics such as pluralism, new roles for extension, new kinds of service providers, ICTs and agribusiness.

Pluralism and brokering as defining factors for rural advisory services in an AIS context

Davis, Kristin and Heemskerk, Willem | 2012
  • Author(s): Davis, Kristin and Heemskerk, Willem
  • Publisher: Global forum for rural advisory services (GFRAS) etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, information networks, developing countries
A presentation by Willem Heemskerk (Royal Tropical Institute, KIT) and Kristin Davis (Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, GFRAS) focusing on rural advisory services in an agricultural innovation systems context.

Extension in sub-Saharan Africa : overview and assessment of past and current models, and future prospects

Davis, Kristin E. | 2008
  • Author(s): Davis, Kristin E.
  • Publisher: Association for international agricultural and extension education (AIAEE)]
  • Pages: 15--28
  • Keywords: agricultural extension, advisory services, innovations, private sector, public sector, poverty, rural areas, africa
This overview of extension experience in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) includes a typology of extension models, evidence of their success or failure, and examples of innovative models in SSA extension today. A framework for analysing extension and prospects for its future of extension are discussed.

Facilitating innovation for poverty reduction the Andes

Devaux, A. | 2005]
  • Author(s): Devaux, A.
  • Publisher: International potato center (CIP) [etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, innovations, co-operation between organizations, public sector, private sector, andes, latin america
The Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) has been developed to mobilize stakeholders around market opportunities and link Andean potato farmers with new markets taking advantage of potato biodiversity.
 

About this portal

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