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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
The art and science of innovation systems inquiry: Applications to Sub-Saharan African agriculture
Technology in Society, Volume 31, No. 4, Year 2009
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Agricultural education, research, and extension can contribute substantially to reducing rural poverty in the developing world. However, evidence suggests that their contributions are falling short in Sub-Saharan Africa. The entry of new actors, technologies, and market forces, when combined with new economic and demographic pressures, suggests the need for more innovative and less linear approaches to promoting a technological transformation of smallholder agriculture. This paper explores methodologies that can help improve the study of agricultural innovation processes and their role in transforming agriculture. We examine methods that address three key issues: (a) how agents interact in the production, exchange, and use of knowledge and information; (b) how agents respond individually and collectively to technological, institutional, or organizational opportunities and constraints; and (c) how policy changes can enhance the welfare effects of these interactions and responses. Methods include social network analysis, innovation histories, cross-country comparisons, and game-theory modeling. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Spielman, David J.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
International Food Policy Research Institute
Ekboir, Javier Mario
Costa Rica, San Jose
Inter-american Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Costa Rica
Davis, Kristin E.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
International Food Policy Research Institute
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Citations: 254
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.techsoc.2009.10.004
ISSN:
0160791X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy