Rural Innovation Systems

Challenges to strengthening agricultural innovation systems : where do we go from here?

Hall, Andy | 2007

• Author(s): Hall, Andy
• Publisher: United nations university (UNU). Maastricht economic and social research and training centre on innovation and technology (MERIT)
• Pages: --
• Keywords: agricultural innovations, development strategies, institution building, co-operation between organizations

A united front of different collective intelligence-based innovation narratives is needed to kick-start the virtuous spiral of innovation practice and policy learning. This is needed to strengthen agricultural innovation systems.

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The origins and implications of using innovation systems perspectives in the design and implementation of agricultural research projects : some personal observations

Hall, Andy | 2007

• Author(s): Hall, Andy
• Publisher: United nations university (UNU). Maastricht economic and social research and training centre on innovation and technology (MERIT)
• Pages: --
• Keywords: agricultural research, project planning, agricultural innovations, development strategies, south asia, india

A group of researchers in India tried to operationalize the principles of the innovation systems framework in project design. The challenges for implementers of agricultural research projects are highlighted.

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Public private sector partnerships in an agricultural system of innovation : concepts and challenges

Hall, Andy | 2006

• Author(s): Hall, Andy
• Publisher: United nations university (UNU). Maastricht economic and social research and training centre on innovation and technology (MERIT)
• Pages: --
• Keywords: agricultural innovations, public sector, private sector, institution building, capacity building, agribusiness, developing countries

To be effective, public-private partnerships need to be viewed in the framework of an innovation system and a development scenario where networks of agro-enterprises and intermediary organizations underpin poverty reduction.

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Institutional learning and change : a review of concepts and principles

Hall, Andy | 2005

• Author(s): Hall, Andy
• Publisher: National centre for agricultural economics and policy (NCAP)
• Pages: --
• Keywords: agricultural research, research centres, institution building, capacity building, rural development, innovations, agricultural education

ILAC is a learning-orientated monitoring and evaluation approach, which is being pioneered by a number of CGIAR centres. Current ILAC activities include facilitated capacity development, and institutional history and analysis.

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New patterns of partnership in agricultural research in Africa : recent experiences from the SADC/ICRISAT sorghum and millet improvement program, Phase IV

Hall, Andy | 2003

• Author(s): Hall, Andy
• Publisher: Crop post-harvest programme (CPHP), South Asia etc.]
• Pages: --
• Keywords: plant breeding, sorghum, millet, agricultural research, on-farm research, agricultural extension, technology transfer, botswana, tanzania, zimbabwe, southern africa

The sorghum and millet improvement program (SMIP) in southern Africa had an explicit agenda of achieving its objectives by pursuing a broader set of partnerships than usual with agricultural research.

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