Este libro busca facilitar procesos de toma de decisiones estratégicas concertadas, sobre el negocio y los mercados a los que estará dirigida la empresa asociativa rural, así como facilitar el diseño de estrategias que permitan desarrollar efectivamente este negocio y vincularse a cadenas de valor, mediante procesos incluyentes que propicien la participación activa y consciente de los socios, socias y colaboradores.
Learning Module 4 is the fourth in the FAO capacity development series. It aims to create a basic understanding of OD and system thinking approaches, as even a basic understanding can cultivate a new way of working. It reflects the learning experience, constructive inputs and wealth of exchanges from the OD seminar series which was held in FAO between March and November 2012.
On ne peut pas s’intéresser au monde rural sans parler des organisations paysannes (OP). Acteurs clés du développement rural, les OP sont des maillons importants entre le paysan et SOS Faim. Dans ce numéro, nous nous intéressons aux OP africaines car en Amérique latine, les regroupements de producteurs se manifestent davantage sous la forme de coopératives.
This chapter is a part of the book Integrated Agricultural Research for Development: from Concept to Practice. It focuses on the development and implementation of action plans for innovation platforms (IPs). The chapter introduces the constitution of committees, IP operationalisation, the case of IP functioning in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and post-formation issues for IPs.
This guide is organized into six chapters with a summary of key steps at the end of each chapter which can be considered as main highlights. Chapter one gives an introduction and an overview of the sequence of the main agricultural research and extension approaches and their shortcomings and hence the reason for the new innovation systems approaches. Chapter two deals with an overview of the InP process covering underlying values and principles, design and processes.
Despite its vast agriculture potential, Africa is increasingly dependent on food imports from the rest of the world to satisfy its consumption needs. Food output has not kept pace with population growth, and more than 80 percent of production gains since 1980 have come from the expansion of cropped areas rather than from greater productivity of areas already cultivated. This paper looks at the current requirements for seed trade in Africa, the obstacles, status of ongoing plans for regional harmonization, challenges of harmonization, and opportunities for near-term improvement.
West Africa’s smallholders are dynamic and innovative and, if given the opportunity, could easily and sustainably double or treble their productivity. This would have a huge impact on the region’s food security and economic growth. The Convergence of Sciences programme has spent the past decade exploring new pathways for agricultural innovation that focus on enabling smallholders to capture opportunity.
Resulta indispensable discutir los contenidos y las metodologías utilizadas para formar extensionistas, muchas veces focalizadas exclusivamente en conocimientos técnicos e implementadas según una lógica transferencista. Así, en este trabajo, a través de la realización de entrevistas, se analizan las necesidades formativas de los extensionistas rurales paraguayos indagando su función, los problemas a los que se enfrentan en su práctica y sus propios intereses formativos.
Innovation platforms can be complex and challenging so effective monitoring is critical to ensure that they function effectively and achieve their intended purposes. A monitoring system is a collection of methods and tools to track and measure innovation activities, processes among partners, and the results of these processes. This brief describes what a monitoring system does, who is involved, how it works, and what to do with the findings. It is available in Chinese, English, Hindi, Thai and Vietnamese.
Este libro trata de la gestión de la innovación y da respuesta a la demanda para difundir, divulgar y transferir el conocimiento científico y tecnológico en ambientes marginados con potencial no aprovechados, procurando aprendizajes como medios de apropiación social de la ciencia y la tecnología, la articulación institucional y organizativas, así como la promoción y el fortalecimiento del sistema científico, tecnológico y de innovación local, y de esa forma contribuir al mejoramiento de la competitividad del sector rural productivo de la región sur sureste de México.