This paper presents findings of an explorative case study that looked at 22 organisations identified as fulfilling an intermediary role in the Kenyan agricultural sector. The results show that these organisations fulfill functions that are not limited to distribution of knowledge and putting it into use. The functions also include fostering integration and interaction among the diverse actors engaged in innovation networks and working on technological, organisational and institutional innovation.
There are divergent views on what capacity development might mean in relation to agricultural biotechnology. The core of this debate is whether this should involve the development of human capital and research infrastructure, or whether it should encompass a wider range of activities which also include developing the capacity to use knowledge productively. This paper uses the innovation systems concept to shed light on this discussion, arguing that it is innovation capacity rather than science and technology capacity that has to be developed.
This document was prepared under the project Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS), a global partnership (Agrinatura, FAO and eight pilot countries) that aims to strengthen the capacity of countries and key stakeholders to innovate in complex agricultural systems, thereby achieving improved rural livelihoods. CDAIS uses a continuous learning cycle approach to support national agricultural innovation systems in eight countries in Africa, in Asia and Central America.
Este documente tiene el objetivo de apoyar la formulación de políticas públicas en TIC para la agricultura, trae un proceso de análisis y sistematización de las metodologías e instrumentos existentes para caracterizar el estado y la situación de las TIC en la institucionalidad pública para la agricultura.La metodología propuesta en este documento, la que se orienta a caracterizar el estado de las TIC en la institucionalidad pública para la agricultura y a impulsar la construcción de una visión común que permita solventar las deficiencias identificadas, posee cuatro componentes: Marco normat