Heemskerk, Willem and Nederlof, Suzanne and Wennink, Bertus | cop. 2008
- Author(s): Heemskerk, Willem and Nederlof, Suzanne and Wennink, Bertus
- Publisher: KIT
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural extension, private sector, innovations, institution building, rural areas, small farms, project formulation, africa south of sahara, uganda, mozambique, tanzania, mali
Pilot projects of outsourcing agricultural advisory services in Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda and Mali provide lessons for guiding the further expansion and up-scaling of outsourcing approaches and systems.
Heemskerk, Willem and Wennink, Bertus | cop. 2005
- Author(s): Heemskerk, Willem and Wennink, Bertus
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT). Development, policy and practice
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural development, agricultural innovations, agricultural research, funds, financing, public sector, private sector, africa south of sahara, tanzania, benin
Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa demonstrate the strengths and weakness of stakeholder-driven funding mechanisms for agricultural innovation.
Heemskerk, Willem and Wennink, Bertus | cop. 2004
- Author(s): Heemskerk, Willem and Wennink, Bertus
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT). Development policy and practice
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural extension, agricultural research, on-farm research, farmers associations, small farms, agricultural innovations, africa south of sahara, ethiopia, benin, mali, tanzania, zambia
Uses case studies to expound the role of community-based farmer groups and their importance to innovation processes, draws lessons for bridging and linking, and discusses challenges for providing pro-poor services.
Held, Christian | 2003
- Author(s): Held, Christian
- Publisher: Universitنt Freiburg
- Pages: --
- Keywords: forest resources, bamboo, sustainable development, economic development, institution building, innovations, co-operation between organizations, private sector, colombia
This study of the actors involved in the development of the bamboo sector shows that actor behaviour can be explained with the principles of transaction cost analysis and bounded rationality.
Hernلndez Romero, Luis Alfredo and Ashby, Jackeline and Kaaria, Susan | 2004
- Author(s): Hernلndez Romero, Luis Alfredo and Ashby, Jackeline and Kaaria, Susan
- Publisher:
- Pages: 84--91
- Keywords: agricultural research, popular participation, project monitoring, development indicators, latin america, colombia
Profit and management indicators for participatory monitoring and evaluation systems of local agricultural research committees were developed in Cauca, Colombia. They pertained to decision-making, improved nutrition, and higher purchasing power.