Rural Innovation Systems

Learning about partnership through constructing innovation histories

Douthwaite, Boru | 2005

• Author(s): Douthwaite, Boru
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• Pages: 287--295
• Keywords: innovations, history, institution building, rural areas, delhi, india

The innovation history method was applied to the study of the formation of novel partnership arrangements in India . A workshop provided space for stakeholders to analyse institutional changes.

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Strengthening rural innovation ecologies : participatory development of a methodology for strengthening social networks

Douthwaite, Boru | 2005

• Author(s): Douthwaite, Boru
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• Pages: 280--286
• Keywords: agricultural innovations, popular participation, farmers, social groups, maps, colombia

A methodology for mapping and strengthening the networks of small rural groups was developed in Colombia. The maps are used by Committees for Local Agricultural Research for communication and fundraising.

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Strengthening the network of organizations working on farmer participatory research approaches in Ecuador by sharing 'good practice'

Douthwaite, Boru | 2004

• Author(s): Douthwaite, Boru
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• Pages: 232--238
• Keywords: agricultural research, popular participation, farmers associations, on-farm research, innovations, rural areas, latin america, ecuador

The different farmer experimentation and participatory research methodologies used by research organizations to promote rural innovation are explored, including Farmer Field Schools, Local Agriculture Research Committees, and Experimental Plots.

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Leadership of the Learning-to-innovate development challenge

Douthwaite, Boru | 2004

• Author(s): Douthwaite, Boru
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• Pages: 228--231
• Keywords: rural development, innovations, development research, information networks, internet, latin america

Four interdependent functions in the learning-to-innovate model are identified: learning and selection mechanisms; opportunity information systems; decision-making support; and support for incipient innovation processes.

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Lessons learned from CIAL innovation histories in Colombia and Honduras

Douthwaite, Boru | 2004

• Author(s): Douthwaite, Boru
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• Pages: 186--193
• Keywords: agricultural research, agricultural innovations, history, popular participation, farmers associations, latin america, colombia, honduras

Innovation histories of local agricultural research committees (CIALs) were constructed to strengthen second order organizations of CIALs in Colombia and Honduras. One approach was to carry out social network analysis.

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