Rural Innovation Systems

Towards a social movement of farmer innovation: Campesino a Campesino

Hocdé, Henri | 2000
  • Author(s): Hocdé, Henri
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 26--27
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, popular participation, technology transfer, project implementation, central america, mexico, nicaragua
The experience of the Campesino a Campesino Movement in participatory technology development is described and the main constraints to upscaling the CaC approach in Central America are identified.

Promoting innovation in Vietnam : trends and issues

Hong, Vu Xuan Nguyet | 2007
  • Author(s): Hong, Vu Xuan Nguyet
  • Publisher: Central institute for economic management (CIEM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: innovations, development policy, institutional infrastructure, economic growth, south east asia, vietnam
Studies recent trends in the national innovation system and policies in Vietnam, draws lessons are drawn from the innovation analysis of Vietnam, and provides recommendations for accelerating future innovation.

'Follow the innovation' : a joint experimentation and learning approach to transdisciplinary innovation research

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina and Ul Hassan, Mehmood and Mollinga, Peter P. | 2009
  • Author(s): Hornidge, Anna-Katharina and Ul Hassan, Mehmood and Mollinga, Peter P.
  • Publisher: University of Bonn. Center for development research (ZEF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, on-farm research, institution building, administrative agencies, rules and regulations, bureaucracy, central asia, uzbekistan
This paper illustrates and discusses the results of the transdisciplinary process of joint experimentation and learning between researchers and local stakeholders in the agricultural system of Khorezm province, Uzbekistan.

Facilitating pro-poor market chain innovation : an assessment of the participatory market chain approach in Uganda

Horton, Douglas | 2008
  • Author(s): Horton, Douglas
  • Publisher: International potato center (CIP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural product marketing, small farms, sweet potatoes, potatoes, development strategies, innovations, capacity building, east africa, uganda
From 2005 onward, several strategies were employed to introduce, validate, and refine the pro-poor market chain innovation (PMCA) in Uganda, including participatory planning, a study tour, training, and learning-oriented evaluation.

؟Cَmo planificar, implementar y evaluar el desarrollo de capacidades?

Horton, Douglas | 2004
  • Author(s): Horton, Douglas
  • Publisher: Servicio internacional para la investigaciَn agricola nacional (ISNAR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: capacity building, research and development, agricultural research, development projects, latin america, caribbean region
Research and development organizations should develop their own capacity for planning, implementing, and evaluating their capacity development. External assistance should be geared to improving the internal capacity for need assessment.
 

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