Rural Innovation Systems

Putting agricultural research into use : lessons from contested visions of innovation

Hall, Andy | 2011
  • Author(s): Hall, Andy
  • Publisher: United nations university (UNU). Maastricht economic and social research institute on innovation and technology (MERIT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, agricultural innovations, development strategies
This paper is a synthesis of research undertaken as part of the Research Into Use programme (RIU) to explore the question of how agricultural research can be used more effectively to improve agricultural production and farmerse°?€™ livelihoods in developing countries.

Brokering networks for innovation : who and how?

Hall, Andy | 2010
  • Author(s): Hall, Andy
  • Publisher: Research into use (RIU)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, co-operation between organizations, institution building
The deployment of research for innovation and development requires a capacity development approach, which involves making better links among a variety of producers and users of information as well as introducing new ways of working to help make those links effective.

[Research into use : programmes approach to research]

Hall, Andy | 2009
  • Author(s): Hall, Andy
  • Publisher: RIU]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, development research, innovations, development strategies, co-operation between organizations
Research needs to be embedded in a wider process of innovation. Research and development really need to be merged. Innovation systems is a set of principles that help you adapt arrangement to particular circumstances.

Embedding research in society : development assistance options for supporting agricultural innovation in a global knowledge economy

Hall, Andy | 2008
  • Author(s): Hall, Andy
  • Publisher: United nations university (UNU). Maastricht economic and social research and training centre on innovation and technology (MERIT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, development assistance, investments, development strategies, capacity building, agricultural innovations, sustainable agriculture, competition, netherlands
The paper outlines four agricultural innovation priorities and guiding principles for development assistance that could help strengthen national and global innovation capacity. Dilemmas for the development research community are discussed.

Building agricultural innovation capacity in developing countries : requirements and lessons

Hall, Andy | 2007
  • Author(s): Hall, Andy
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, institution building, public sector, private sector, co-operation between organizations, capacity building, south asia, india
Lessons are drawn from Indian case studies on how to build agricultural innovation capacity. Priorities are building linkages and institutional learning to promote interaction between research, enterprise and developmental players.
 

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