Gijsbers, Gerrit Willem | 2009
- Author(s): Gijsbers, Gerrit Willem
- Publisher: Erasmus school of economics (ESE). Rotterdam school of management (RSM). Erasmus research institute of management (ERIM)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, globalization, technological change, institutional infrastructure, food standards, intellectual property, green revolution, biotechnology, asia, indonesia, pakistan, sri lanka, vietnam
This study of agricultural innovation in Asia analyses how internationalization, institutions and technologies relate to different paradigms, and how different combinations of innovation paradigms are present in different countries.
Gildemacher, Peter and Mur, Remco | cop. 2012
- Author(s): Gildemacher, Peter and Mur, Remco
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, project evaluation, development strategies, africa
This book analyses the experiences of 3 Research-into-Use (RIU) Africa Country Programmes, which used innovation platforms to facilitate innovation, and 2 best-bet projects, which used a competitive funding mechanism to support private sector driven initiatives to get research outcomes into use.
Gildemacher, Peter and Wennink, Bertus and Lee, Femke van der and Mur, Remco | 2011
- Author(s): Gildemacher, Peter and Wennink, Bertus and Lee, Femke van der and Mur, Remco
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, information networks, information exchange, communication process, africa
Lessons are drawn from different pilots. An innovation platform can be a breeding ground for change. This justifies the rather heavy time and resource investments, provided that experiences are of above-local importance, and experiences feed into programs of extension, dissemination, communication.
Gildemacher, Peter R. | 2012
- Author(s): Gildemacher, Peter R.
- Publisher: KIT
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural production, agricultural innovations, potatoes, seeds, farming systems, crop yields, plant breeding, agricultural research, agriculture, east africa, kenya, africa
To contribute to innovation, researchers need room to manoeuvre and opportunity to immerse in practical collaborative partnerships with practitioners. Most importantly, innovation needs to be made a central objective, rather than research results.
Gill, Gerard J. and Carney, Diana | 1999
- Author(s): Gill, Gerard J. and Carney, Diana
- Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural research, investment policy, funds, competition
The conditions for success of competitive agricultural technology funds are outlined. They require commitment to institutionalized reform. Lessons should be drawn from 30 years of experience in Latin America.