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‘Sharing the space’ in the agricultural knowledge and innovation system: multi-actor innovation partnerships with farmers and foresters in Europe
Networks and partnerships are commonly-used tools to foster knowledge sharing between actors and organisations in the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS), but in Europe the policy emphasis on including users, such as farmers and foresters, is relatively recent. This paper...
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2021Author(s):
Fieldsend, A.F.Cronin, E.Varga, E.Biró, S.Rogge, E.- Link to web resource
Technology and innovation trajectories in the Rwandan Agriculture sector: Are value chains an option?
Technology and innovation are important in addressing complex problems in the agricultural sector in many developing communities. However, ways and mechanisms to integrate them in the agricultural sector are still a challenge due to the lack of clear pathways and trajectories. Value chains are...
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2021Author(s):
Yongabo, P.- Link to web resource
Smart specialisation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities, challenges and initial mapping for Côte d’Ivoire
This paper calls for a better integration of place-based, evidence-based and inclusive dimensions in the implementation of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) plans and industrial policies in sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, the analysis contrasts with and takes inspiration from the...
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2020Author(s):
Dosso, M.Kleibrink, A.Matusiak, M.- Link to web resource
Constructing the national innovation system in Rwanda: efforts and challenges
The building of sustainable innovation capabilities in Africa requires an innovation system capable of producing, disseminating and using new knowledge. This paper assesses the process of constructing the National Innovation System (NIS) in Rwanda. It is posited that consensus on and acceptance...
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2020Author(s):
Yongabo, P.Göransson, B.- Link to web resource
Using improved understanding of research and extension professionals’ attitudes and beliefs to inform design of AIS approaches
This paper seeks to understand what influences research and extension professionals’ intentions to use AIS approaches and to explore how this can inform implementation and design of more effective AIS. We applied the Reasoned Action Approach through focus groups and structured questionnaires...
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2021Author(s):
Kamara, L.I.Dorward, P.Van Hulst, F- Link to web resource
Advisory services and transformation, plurality and disruption of agriculture and food systems: towards a new research agenda for agricultural education and extension studies
The latest comprehensive research agenda in the Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension was published in 2012 (Faure, Desjeux, and Gasselin ...
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2020Author(s):
Klerkx, L.- Link to web resource
Inclusivity of on-farm demonstration: gender, age, and geographic location
The purpose of this article is to assess the inclusivity of on-farm demonstration across Europe, in relation to age, gender, and geographical location of participants. The paper is based on a survey of 1162 on-farm demonstrators (farmers and organisations) and three supraregional workshops....
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2020Author(s):
Sutherland L.Burton R.J.F.Adamsona-Fiskovica A.Elzen B.Hardy, C.Debruyne, L.Flanigan, S.- Link to web resource
Traditional ecological knowledge in innovation governance: a framework for responsible and just innovation
Change in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is not easily understood in terms of Western innovation discourses. In fact, innovations in the sense of modern and growth-oriented technologies are common sources for the erosion of TEK. This article brings together current literatures on TEK and...
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2020Author(s):
Ludwig D.Macnaghten P.- Link to web resource