This article explores how conflict-induced displacement influences agricultural innovation processes and systems, and its implications after the return home or permanent resettlement of smallholder farmers. Results show that high rates of agricultural innovation occurred during displacement in the Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005), many of which were maintained afterwards.
From October 2006 through September 2008, Winrock International and partners International Development Enterprises and the Institute for Governance and Development implemented the Conflict Reconciliation and Reduction in Nepal (CRRN) program. The program aimed to reduce conflict in Nepal by improving governance and generating equitable economic opportunities.
En este trabajo se analiza la configuración del Sistema de Innovación del Sector Agroalimentario Mexicano (SNIA). La información generada en un taller con especialistas nacionales se sistematizó para construir una matriz que contiene el listado de actores relevantes en el SNIA y sus relaciones e intensidad de las mismas. Para clasificar la información, se aplicaron escalas ordinales y se calcularon los indicadores de redes denominados densidad y centralidad de grado, utilizando el software Ucinet©; también se efectuó un análisis gráfico de redes, utilizando el software Net Draw©
El presente texto documenta la experiencia de la Alianza de Aprendizaje en Centroamérica durante el periodo comprendido entre el 2003 y el 2007, y brinda reflexiones entorno a los alcances, el camino recorrido y las lecciones que el proceso ha dejado entre sus participantes luego de cuatro años de trabajo.
Ce manuel du formateur sur l’évaluation des besoins en capacités a été produit dans le cadre du projet de développement des capacités pour les systèmes d’innovation agricole (CDAIS). Cela implique un partenariat mondial (Agrinatura, l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture [FAO] et des partenaires nationaux de huit pays pilotes) qui vise à renforcer la capacité des pays et des principales parties prenantes à innover dans des systèmes agricoles complexes, permettant ainsi d'améliorer les zones rurales. moyens de subsistance.
El objetivo de este texto es explicar los factores históricos del origen y desarrollo de los nodos productores de hortalizas en el noroeste de México. La hipótesis es que los nodos hortícolas, en específico los sinaloenses, son resultado de la sinergia dialéctica entre choques externos e internos, en la que se advierte que los primeros juegan un rol determinante en la evolución de las trayectorias de crecimiento de las zonas productoras. Para demostrar lo anterior se revisó la dinámica de las zonas hortícolas desde principios del siglo xx hasta la actualidad.
The efforts to adapt to climate change in developing countries are in their infancy, and hopefully CSA will be a major contributor to these efforts. But CSA itself is evolving, and there is a growing need to refine and adapt it to the changing realities. This section of the book focus on the implications of the empirical findings for devising effective strategies and policies to support resilience and the implications for agriculture and climate change policy at national, regional and international levels.
The integration of male and female smallholders in high-end value chains (e.g. those for tree crops like cocoa, oil palm, avocado, and mango), has been promoted throughout the global South as a strategy for poverty alleviation, economic growth, employment generation, gender equality, and improved wellbeing. More critical literature, however, questions the inclusiveness of farmers’ value chain engagement. Despite rapid mainstreaming of inclusiveness in policy discourse, remarkably little literature sheds light on the operationalization of the concept. This paper addresses this gap.
As digitalisation transforms agriculture, the implications of cumulative innovation processes are essential to consider in order to mitigate risk and capitalise on opportunities. One project that involves imagining the future of the sector and aims to develop the necessary tools and infrastructure is the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Digiscape Future Science Platform (FSP). This paper explores the policy framework encompassing these technologies and elucidates considerations for future governance in Australia and beyond.
Inclusive innovation is the means by which new goods and services are developed for and/or by the billions living on lowest incomes. Although a topic of increasing interest, it has been relatively under-researched and under-conceptualised to date. This article studies arguably the most successful new technology to reach low-income groups: the mobile phone, focusing specifically on its diffusion in Kenya. Systems of innovation are shown to be an appropriate frame for conceptualisation of inclusive innovation.