Horton, Doug and Watts, Jamie | 2004
- Author(s): Horton, Doug and Watts, Jamie
- Publisher:
- Pages: 11--12
- Keywords: agricultural research, organizational change, innovations, capacity building, popular participation
The Insitutional Learning and Change (ILAC) initiative of CGIAR is described. It involves the creation of a supportive external environment and a culture of innovation, learning and change.
Hounkonnou, Dominique | 2012
- Author(s): Hounkonnou, Dominique
- Publisher: The Global forum on agricultural research (GFAR) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural extension, institution building, africa
When the mix is right (when they have voice and access to e.g., credit, inputs, technology, marketing and rights) farmers participate in modern markets. Extension becomes effective when it is part of, or even brokers, the mix and helps actors capture opportunity.
Hounkonnou, Dominique | 2012
- Author(s): Hounkonnou, Dominique
- Publisher: Elsevier
- Pages: 74--83
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, institutional infrastructure, co-operation between organizations, africa
The article zooms in on Innovation Platforms (IPs) as a promising innovation system approach to institutional change. It describes the concrete experience with IPs in the Sub-Sahara Challenge Program (SSA-CP) and in the Convergence of Sciences: Strengthening Innovation Systems (CoS-SIS) Program.
Hounkonnou, D. | 2006
- Author(s): Hounkonnou, D.
- Publisher: Koninklijke landbouwkundige vereniging (KLV)
- Pages: 343--367
- Keywords: agricultural research, small farms, development assistance, economic development, development research, west africa, benin, ghana
This article aims to develop insights into the pathways through which investment in science and technology can improve rural lives.
Huang, Zuhui and Zhang, Xiaobo and Zhu, Yunwei | 2007
- Author(s): Huang, Zuhui and Zhang, Xiaobo and Zhu, Yunwei
- Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: rural industries, industrial location, production specialization, shoe industry, small enterprises, east asia, china
Clustering can play a significant role in helping fledgling rural industries overcome initial capital and technology constraints as shown by the case of Wenzhou, eastern China.