Rural Innovation Systems

ICRA : International centre for development oriented research in agriculture

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: International centre for development oriented research in agriculture (ICRA)
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  • Keywords: rural development, training programmes, agricultural development, development planning, popular participation, resources mobilization
ICRA provides hands-on training of interdisciplinary teams of professionals from developing countries for producing innovative solutions for complex problems in sustainable rural development by effectively engaging stakeholders and mobilizing resources.

GTZ : partner for the future worldwide

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
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  • Keywords: development, development projects, project implementation
GTZ carries out development projects and programmes in 126 countries on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Commission, and the United Nations.

Globelics : the Global network for the economics of learning, innovation, and competence building systems

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: Aalborg university. Department of business studies
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  • Keywords: development research, innovations, education, capacity building, information networks
GLOBELICS is a global network of scholars who apply the concept of “learning, innovation and competence building systems” (LICs). It is especially dedicated to strengthening LICs in developing countries.

GFAR : Global forum on agricultural research

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: Global forum on agricultural research (GFAR)
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  • Keywords: agricultural research, capacity building, technological change, information networks
GFAR is a stakeholder-led forum for the discussion of strategic issues in agricultural research for development (ARD). It supports activities to enhance national capacities to generate, adapt and transfer knowledge.

Future agricultures : a learning consortium

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: [University of Sussex]. Institute of development studies (IDS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural policy, development planning, economic research, africa south of sahara, ethiopia, kenya, malawi
Through stakeholder-led policy dialogues, the Future Agricultures Consortium encourages policy dialogue on the future of African agriculture. The focus is on policy processes, growth and social protection, and agricultural commercialization.
 

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