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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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
Failures in agricultural innovation due to poor understanding of farmers’ predispositions
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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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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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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