Articles with "agricultural innovation" as a keyword



The application of Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Innovation Systems (RAAIS) to agricultural adaptation to climate change in Kazakhstan: a critical evaluation

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Published in 2017 at "Agricultural Systems"

DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.11.014

Abstract: Place-based social, cultural, institutional and political dynamics not only influence the innovation capacity of agricultural systems, but also the willingness of relevant actors to be involved in participatory research processes, and the dynamics of their… read more here.

Keywords: agricultural innovation; innovation; rapid appraisal; innovation systems ... See more keywords

Agricultural innovation platforms for scaling innovations – insights from the Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa project

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Published in 2024 at "International Journal of Water Resources Development"

DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2345913

Abstract: ABSTRACT A major challenge in agricultural research for development is understanding how agricultural innovation platforms (AIPs) scale innovations to maximize environmental and socioeconomic benefits. Multilevel perspective and anchoring frameworks were used to assess the effectiveness… read more here.

Keywords: irrigation southern; transforming irrigation; africa project; innovation platforms ... See more keywords
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Failures in agricultural innovation due to poor understanding of farmers’ predispositions

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Published in 2018 at "Development in Practice"

DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1471124

Abstract: ABSTRACT Development projects in Madagascar have increased and evolved for half a century, yet they have failed to enhance farmers’ performances. Related literature attributes the causes of failure as external to the project instigators, who… read more here.

Keywords: agricultural innovation; due poor; innovation; failures agricultural ... See more keywords

An exploratory study into the establishment of agricultural innovation platforms to improve agricultural efficiency in Hwedza district, Zimbabwe

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Published in 2020 at "African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development"

DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2020.1800221

Abstract: Africa has suffered a series of challenges around food insecurities which are partly explained by inefficient agricultural systems. The agricultural innovation platforms have been popularized in Africa and Zimbabwe in particular as part of the… read more here.

Keywords: innovation platforms; agricultural innovation; innovation; hwedza district ... See more keywords

Scaling Up Agricultural Innovation for Inclusive Livelihood and Productivity Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria

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Published in 2017 at "African Development Review"

DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12267

Abstract: Agricultural research programmes driven by agricultural innovation system concepts usually aim to change the way in which low income rural agrarian households in a nation like Nigeria communicate with the market and the decision-making strategies… read more here.

Keywords: research; agricultural innovation; livelihood productivity; productivity outcomes ... See more keywords

Closed-loop systems for plants expressing animal proteins: a modernized framework to safeguard the future of agricultural innovation

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Published in 2025 at "Frontiers in Plant Science"

DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1426290

Abstract: Escalating population growth and climate change pressures on crop production necessitate agricultural innovation to ensure food security and sustainability. Plant molecular farming (PMF), which uses genetically modified (GM) plants to produce high-value proteins for food… read more here.

Keywords: pmf; food; product; animal proteins ... See more keywords

National Agricultural Innovation System (NAIS): Diagnosis, Gaps, and Mapping of Actors

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Published in 2024 at "Sustainability"

DOI: 10.3390/su16083294

Abstract: This article examines the diagnosis of the Agricultural Innovation System (SIA) in the department of Tolima, Colombia, as part of a project led by the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Technological… read more here.

Keywords: innovation system; innovation; system nais; agricultural innovation ... See more keywords