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Book Institutional Innovation in Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book Institutional Innovation in Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Johannes Roseboom and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Johannes Roseboom and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a period of strong support in the 1960s and 1970s, public funding for research and extension activities in LAC began to wane in the 1980s and 1990s. The strained economic context for many countries required the search for more cost-effective and efficient strategies for producing, disseminating and applying new knowledge and information in agriculture. At the same time, the demand for innovation became all the more pressing, as increased global competition required improvements in agricultural productivity. Consequently, many countries in the region in recent years have sought to revitalize their agricultural research and extension systems through a series of sustainability of funding for these services. Reflective of the drivers of reform, the focus has been on the following principles: 1) diversification in execution and funding; 2) allocation of funding on a competitive basis; 3) demand-driven financing; 4) empowerment of local communities; and, 5) increased private sector participation in implementation of the reform agenda. A series of case studies from the LAC region, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, were conducted to review these institutional reform experiences in agriculture and distill lessons learned to further advance agricultural innovation systems in the region. The following summarizes some of the key trends in both agricultural research and extension based on the analysis of these varied country experiences.

Book Agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book Agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Stads, Gert-Jan and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report assesses trends in investments, human resource capacity, and research outputs in agricultural R&D—excluding the private (for-profit) sector—in LAC. It is an update of Stads and Beintema (2009), covering a more complete set of countries and focusing primarily on developments during 2006–2012/2013.1 The analysis draws largely from a set of country factsheets prepared by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), which is led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), using comprehensive datasets derived from primary surveys and additional secondary sources targeting close to 700 agencies in 27 LAC countries.

Book Institutional Change and Effective Financing of Agricultural Research in Latin America

Download or read book Institutional Change and Effective Financing of Agricultural Research in Latin America written by Ruben G. Echeverría and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic and institutional environment for NARS in the 1990s; Public and private sector funding and execution of research: key concepts; Alternative financing mechanisms; Perspectives for the year 2000 and beyond.

Book Agricultural Production in Latin America and the Caribbean  International Organizations and Regional Programs

Download or read book Agricultural Production in Latin America and the Caribbean International Organizations and Regional Programs written by Martin E. Piñeiro and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on 1986 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agricultural Technology Transfer Between Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book Agricultural Technology Transfer Between Latin America and the Caribbean written by and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Technical Change And Social Conflict In Agriculture

Download or read book Technical Change And Social Conflict In Agriculture written by Martin E Pineiro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the intellectual production of the first phase of the Cooperative Research Project on Agricultural Technology in Latin America (PROTAAL) and the most relevant papers presented by invitees at a meeting held in San Jose, Costa Rica in September 1981.

Book National Agricultural Research Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book National Agricultural Research Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean written by César Morales and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Non Governmental Organizations and the State in Latin America

Download or read book Non Governmental Organizations and the State in Latin America written by Anthony Bebbington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-10-05 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents twenty specially commissioned case studies of farmer participatory approaches to agricultural innovation initiated by NGOs in Latin America with case material set within the context of NGOs' relations with the State.

Book Institutional Aspects of Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America  Problems  Perspectives and Policy Issues

Download or read book Institutional Aspects of Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America Problems Perspectives and Policy Issues written by and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Technological Innovations in Latin American Agriculture

Download or read book Technological Innovations in Latin American Agriculture written by Alain De Janvry and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Support to Implementing Cooperative Activities Between Latin American adn Caribbean Institutions for Agricultural Development

Download or read book Support to Implementing Cooperative Activities Between Latin American adn Caribbean Institutions for Agricultural Development written by and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agricultural Research in the Caribbean  Some Policy and Organizational Alternatives

Download or read book Agricultural Research in the Caribbean Some Policy and Organizational Alternatives written by Eduardo Trigo and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on 1988 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The small-country probem: conflict between resources and needs; Some ppolicy alternatives; Concentration of efforts to maximize the impact of availabel reources; Better coordination of research and technology transfer activities; Increasing national research capacities through donor assistance; Multiplying national research capacities through networking and international cooperation.

Book Agricultural Innovation Systems

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).