Anderson, Jock R. | 2007
- Author(s): Anderson, Jock R.
- Publisher: World bank]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural extension, innovations, decentralization in government, public sector, private sector, capacity building, farmers associations
New approaches, involving decentralization and public-private partnerships, to providing agricultural advisory services are outlined and a new framework for learning efficiently about “best-fit” solutions is presented.
Araya, Hailu | 2006
- Author(s): Araya, Hailu
- Publisher: University of Bonn
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, apiculture, popular participation, farmers, agricultural research, ethiopia
Local innovations to beehive construction, honeybee-queen rearing, and bee-forage management were facilitated by a multi-stakeholder platform in Tigray, Ethiopia, that seeks to institutionalize a farmer-led approach to participatory R&D.
Araya, Hailu and Fenta, Tesfahun and GebreMichael, Yohannes | 2012
- Author(s): Araya, Hailu and Fenta, Tesfahun and GebreMichael, Yohannes
- Publisher: PROLINNOVA-Ethiopia [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, governance, finance, farmers associations, self-help, africa
The report describes and assesses the structure, functioning, process and results of LISFs (Local Innovation Support Funds) in three pilot sites: Axum in Tigray Region, Ambo in Oromia Region and Amaro in the Southern Region.
Arnold, Erik and Bell, Martin | 2001
- Author(s): Arnold, Erik and Bell, Martin
- Publisher: Ministry of foreign affairs
- Pages: 279--316
- Keywords: science and technology policy, development finance, development planning, development assistance
New ideas about research, technology and development are placed in the wider context of national systems of innovation and production. Lessons are drawn for donor policies concerning research for development.
Arnoldus, Michiel W. | cop. 2011
- Author(s): Arnoldus, Michiel W.
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, social development, foreign direct investment, sustainable development, rural development
Pro-poor businesses involve actors such as private companies, the public sector and civil society (farmers organizations, NGOs). Cases in this book, from Sierra Leone, Ghana, the Dominican Republic and Mali, illustrate the facilitator's role in bringing together all actors to form social enterprises