Rural Innovation Systems

Communication science

| cop. 2008-
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  • Publisher: Wageningen university
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  • Keywords: social research, communication process, innovations, information networks, agricultural development
The sub-department Communication Science of Wageningen University, the Netherlands, studies the role of communication in interactive design trajectories that are geared towards bringing about organizational, policy, or technology change.

ELDev : endogenous livestock development

| cop. 2007-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Yahoo!
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  • Keywords: agricultural development, animal husbandry, indigenous knowledge, project identification, popular participation
A discussion group on endogenous livestock development (ELD) with a people-centred approach, ELD focuses on the development of livestock production based on livestock keepers' initiatives.

MATF : Maendeleo agricultural technology fund

| cop. 2007-
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  • Publisher: Maendeleo agricultural technology fund (MATF)
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  • Keywords: agricultural development, small farms, technology transfer, innovations, east africa, kenya, tanzania, uganda
MATF is a regional initiative established in 2002 to improve the livelihoods of farming communities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda by promoting the adoption of new agricultural technologies by smallholders.

Global donor platform for rural development

| cop. 2007-
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  • Publisher: Global donor platform for rural development
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  • Keywords: rural development, development assistance, information networks, co-operation between organizations, development strategies, sustainable development, poverty alleviation
This platform is an initiative of leading international development agencies that are committed to harmonization, alignment and aid effectiveness in the context of sustainable agriculture, rural development, and poverty alleviation.

Research into use : introduction

| cop. 2007
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  • Publisher: Research into use (RIU)
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  • Keywords: natural resources, research, agricultural research, innovations, institutional infrastructure, technology transfer, africa south of sahara, asia
RIU takes an innovations systems approach with the aim to maximize the livelihood-improving potential of research in the agriculture and natural resources sector and capture lessons about best practice.
 

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