Title:
Dossier "Rural innovation policies"
Corporate author(s):
ILS - Department of Information & Library Services
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
Royal Tropical Institute. Department of Information & Library Services
Year:
2012
PAGE:
[9]
Language:
eng
Subject:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Keywords:
agriculture
,
innovation
,
policy
,
rural development
Abstract:
Improving agricultural productivity, profitability and sustainability requires innovation. For many years, support for innovation tended to focus mainly on strengthening agricultural research. Innovation, however, is the result of interaction among stakeholders rather than a result of research. It is therefore important to involve farmers’ organizations, the private sector, and even policy-makers, as full-fledged partners for enhancing rural innovation. This dossier focuses on the role of policies and policy-makers in stimulating agricultural innovation. The different steps in rural innovation policy development are discussed to give the reader a clear view of how the enabling environment for innovation can be shaped by public policy-making.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Category:
General
Right:
© 2012 KIT
Document type:
Other
File:
488783.pdf