Download or read book Innovation Systems Governance in Bolivia Lessons for Agricultural Innovation Policies written by Frank Hartwich, Anastasia Alexaki, and René Baptista and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural Innovation Systems written by The World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing the ability of agriculture to meet rising global demand and to respond to the changes and opportunities will require good policy, sustained investments, and innovation - not business as usual. Investments in public Research and Development, extension, education, and their links with one another have elicited high returns and pro-poor growth, but these investments alone will not elicit innovation at the pace or on the scale required by the intensifying and proliferating challenges confronting agriculture. Experience indicates that aside from a strong capacity in Research and Development, the ability to innovate is often related to collective action, coordination, the exchange of knowledge among diverse actors, the incentives and resources available to form partnerships and develop businesses, and conditions that make it possible for farmers or entrepreneurs to use the innovations. While consensus is developing about what is meant by 'innovation' and 'innovation system', no detailed blueprint exists for making agricultural innovation happen at a given time, in a given place, for a given result. The AIS approach that looks at these multiple conditions and relationships that promote innovation in agriculture, has however moved from a concept to a sub-discipline with principles of analysis and action. AIS investments must be specific to the context, responding to the stage of development in a particular country and agricultural sector, especially the AIS. This sourcebook contributes to identifying, designing, and implementing the investments, approaches, and complementary interventions that appear most likely to strengthen AIS and to promote agricultural innovation and equitable growth. It emphasizes the lessons learned, benefits and impacts, implementation issues, and prospects for replicating or expanding successful practices. The information in this sourcebook derives from approaches that have been tested at different scales in different contexts. It reflects the experiences and evolving understanding of numerous individuals and organizations concerned with agricultural innovation, including the World Bank. This information is targeted to the key operational staff in international and regional development agencies and national governments who design and implement lending projects and to the practitioners who design thematic programs and technical assistance packages. The sourcebook can also be an important resource for the research community and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

Download or read book Innovation Systems for Development written by Bo Göransson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise and expansion of organized scientific research has led individuals to become accustomed to an unceasing delivery of new scientific results and technical improvements that resolve even seemingly unsolvable problems. This timely book examines how science-based research and innovation is designed, implemented and applied in developing countries in support of development and poverty alleviation. The expert contributors trace and compare the emergence of national innovation systems (NIS) in four developing countries – Bolivia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam. Dedicated chapters on each country identify the main structural and organizational problems for improving the relevance and quality of research output for the productive sector, and conclude by offering suggestions on how the process of applying research outputs and innovations in support of development goals can be improved. Scholars and students of development, innovation and related subjects will find this book, with its focus on national innovation systems, to be useful. It will also be of interest to policy advisors, decision makers and other practitioners involved in development issues.

Download or read book Innovative Institutions Public Policies And Private Strategies For Agro enterprise Development written by Ralph D Christy and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an effort to promote agro-enterprises and agro-industries as viable forms of inclusive development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) in collaboration with the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), organized an international symposium on the topic “Innovative Institutions, Public Policies, and Private Strategies for Inclusive Agro-Enterprise Development”, as part of the Triennial Meetings of the IAAE held in Foz do lguaçu, Brazil, in August 2012.This book contains the major papers presented at the symposium, which feature a wide range of country and regional experiences and examine the influence of markets and technology transfer to agro-enterprises on food security, poverty, and economic growth. The contributions also identify alternative market access strategies for sustainable economic development. This volume will enrich existing knowledge of agro-enterprises as a channel for promoting inclusive growth and reducing poverty levels across developing and emerging markets.

Download or read book Regional Biotechnology Regulations Design Options and Implications for Good Governance written by Nicholas Linacre and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strengthening Agricultural Education and Training in Sub Saharan Africa from an Innovation Systems Perspective Case Studies of Ethiopia and Mozambique written by Kristin Davis, Javier Ekboir, Wendmsyamregne Mekasha, Cosmas M.O. Ochieng, David J. Spielman and Elias Zerfu and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sizonqoba Outliving AIDS in Southern Africa written by Ngcaweni, Busani and published by Africa Institute of South Africa. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to better understand the phenomenon of HIV in a country that has faced the fullest might of the disease and yet, after first faltering, has made more progress than any other country in the world in its response to HIV. It aims to reflect the complexity of this narrative and the range of widely differing insights by featuring what is likely the largest number of contributors in a single publication on the subject in South Africa, as well as a full spectrum of specialised areas, ranging from high-end science to personal reflections.

Download or read book The Rise of Supermarkets and Their Development Implications International Experience Relevant for India written by Ashok Gulati and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Asian driven Resource Booms in Africa Rethinking the Impacts on Development written by Clemens Breisinger and James Thurlow and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Accelerating Growth and Structural Transformation Ghana s Options for Reaching Middle Income Country Status written by Clemens Breisinger, Xinshen Diao, James Thurlow, Bingxin Yu, and Shashidhara Kolavalli and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seed Value Chains for Sorghum and Millet in Mali A State Based System in Transition written by Lamissa Diakité, Amadou Sidibé, Melinda Smale, and Mikkel Grum and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Investing in African Agriculture to Halve Poverty by 2015 written by Shenggen Fan, Michael Johnson, Anuja Saurkar, and Tsitsi Makombe and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of CAFTA on Employment Production and Poverty in Honduras written by Samuel Morley, Eduardo Nakasone, and Valeria Piñeiro and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of CAFTA on Poverty Distribution and Growth in El Salvador written by Samuel Morley, Eduardo Nakasone, and Valeria Piñeiro and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Impact of Contract Farming on Income Linking small farmers Packers and Supermarkets in China written by Sachiko Miyata, Nicholas Minot, and Dinghuan Hu and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2009 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study compares contract and non-contract growers of apples and green onions in Shandong Province, China in order to explore the constraints on participation and the impact of contract farming on income. We find little evidence that firms prefer to work with larger farms, though all farms in the area are quite small. Using a Heckman selection-correction model, we find that contract farming raises income even after controlling for observable and unobservable household characteristics. These results suggest that contract farming can help raise small-farm income, though questions remain regarding the number of farmers that can be brought into such schemes.

Download or read book Food Safety Requirements in African Green Bean Exports and Their Impact on Small Farmers written by Julius Juma Okello, Clare Narrod, and Devesh Roy and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Genetically Modified Food and International Trade written by Guillaume Gruère, Antoine Bouët, and Simon Mevel and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: