Rural Innovation Systems

Access to and governance of rural services : agricultural extension and drinking water supply in Ethiopia

Mogues, Tewodaj | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Mogues, Tewodaj
  • Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural extension, public services, water supply, governance
This study investigated access to agricultural extension and rural water supply and assessed strategies to improve the provision of these services by strengthening accountability.

How change agents and social capital influence the adoption of innovations among small farmers : evidence from social networks in rural Bolivia

Monge, Mario and Hartwich, Frank and Halgin, Daniel | 2008
  • Author(s): Monge, Mario and Hartwich, Frank and Halgin, Daniel
  • Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, small farms, social interaction, fish culture, grains, groundnuts, latin america, bolivia
Social interaction, especially persuasion, social influence, and competition, were found to influence adoption of pro-poor innovations by small farmers in the fish, groundnut, and quinoa subsectors of Bolivia.

Post-harvest innovation : enhancing performance at the interface of supply and utilisation : project final report, 15th January 2005-31st January 2006

Morris, Mike | 2006
  • Author(s): Morris, Mike
  • Publisher: Natural resources institute (NRI) [etc.]. Crop post harvest programme
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: innovations, development strategies, technology transfer, pest management, post harvest losses, food security, africa south of sahara, tanzania, zimbabwe
The Post-Harvest Innovation Learning Alliance (PHILA) has shown how national innovation systems can be mobilized to sustain the uptake and adoption of crop post-harvest knowledge for the benefit of the poor.

Post-harvest innovation learning alliance (PHILA) : review workshop, Tanzania : report...

Morris, M. | 2005
  • Author(s): Morris, M.
  • Publisher: Natural resources institute (NRI) [etc.]. Post-harvest innovation project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, post harvest losses, pest management, information networks, capacity building
In November 2005, a review workshop was held by the Post-Harvest Innovation Learning Alliance (PHILA) to share and learn lessons from nine case studies and the learning alliance process.

Post-harvest innovation learning alliance (PHILA) : inception workshop report

Morris, M. | 2005
  • Author(s): Morris, M.
  • Publisher: Natural resources institute (NRI) [etc.]. Post-harvest innovation project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, post harvest losses, pest management, supply and demand, information networks, capacity building
In March 2005, a workshop was held by the Post-Harvest Innovation Learning Alliance (PHILA) to discuss a project examining the supply-utilization interface associated with responsiveness and demand.
 

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