Ethiopian agriculture is changing as new actors, relationships, and policies influence the ways in which small-scale, resource-poor farmers access and use information and knowledge in their agricultural production decisions. Although these changes suggest new opportunities for smallholders, too little is known about how changes will ultimately improve the wellbeing of smallholders in Ethiopia. The authors of this paper examine whether these changes are improving the ability of smallholders to innovate and thus improve their own welfare.
Though research on communication and innovation during the last decade brought better understanding on the innovation process, this has not influenced the underlying paradigm and practice of Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) in most countries. At the same time there have been few initiatives that tried to experiment with new ways of developing capacities for extension and innovation.
The article provides a conceptual framework and discusses research methods for analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services. The framework can also assist policy-makers in identifying reform options. It addresses the following question: Which forms of providing and financing agricultural advisory services work best in which situation? The framework ‘disentangles’ agricultural advisory services by distinguishing between (1) governance structures, (2) capacity, (3) management, and (4) advisory methods.
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.
In an effort to raise incomes and increase resilience of smallholder farmers and their families in Feed the Future1 (FTF) countries, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC) project. This project is led by Digital Green in partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CARE International (CARE) and multiple resource partners.
Bien que l’appui apporté aux communautés rurales en matière de renforcement de la vulgarisation et de conseil, ait fait l’objet de nombreux débats ces dernières années, l’on sait peu de choses sur la façon de renforcer les capacités nécessaires dans les services de vulgarisation et de conseil (SVC), et sur le rôle que ces services jouent dans le système d’innovation agricole (SIA).
Este documento describe la experiencia del taller sobre el tema de Manejo Forestal Comunitario que se llevó a cabo en la ciudad de Santa Cruz de la Sierra en Bolivia.
Este informe busca hacer el mapeo de actores y la captura de sus visiones para determinar las demandas y necesidades de los sectores, para que sirvan de elementos sustantivos para diseñar y ejecutar políticas públicas, marcos regulatorios e intervenciones directas que tengan un alto impacto en el desarrollo de ambas cadenas, coadyuvando de esta manera a garantizar la seguridad alimentaria y reducir la pobreza extrema en el área rural de Nicaragua
El presente documento recoge una buena cantidad de insumos que informan sobre los procesos que están dirigiendo el desarrollo tecnológico de la cadena, se describen las temáticas y las tecnologías que cada actor o actores así como la agenda que están impulsando. Además, se identifican las áreas líderes hacia donde se está enfatizando y/o orientando la promoción de la innovación, temas comunes, posibilidades de cooperación y vacios temáticos.
El presente estudio es una herramienta técnica para orientar los esfuerzos de las redes nacionales de innovación tecnológica en Honduras, y tiene como objetivo identificar la problemática y la agenda para la innovación tecnológica de los actores de la cadena de maíz en el país.