Title: Farmers' organizations and agricultural innovation : case studies from Benin, Rwanda and Tanzania

Authors: Wennink, Bertus and Heemskerk, Willem

Place: Amsterdam

Publisher: Royal tropical institute. KIT development, policy and practice

Year: cop. 2006

Journal: Bulletin / Royal tropical institute

Volume: 374

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Innovation Systems

Keywords: farmers associations, agricultural innovations, agricultural production, cotton, potatoes, agricultural extension, benin, rwanda, tanzania

Abstract: The role of farmers' organizations in innovation is analysed, using case studies from Benin, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Farmers' organizations are key actors in the multi-stakeholder, interactive process of agricultural innovation.

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