El presente trabajo analiza los programas más emblemáticos de Asistencia Técnica y Extensión Rural (ATER) del Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP) en miras a su orientación a la innovación y a un Sistema de Innovación Agrícola (SIA).
Este trabajo que busca esbozar unos lineamientos de una estrategia de desarrollo rural con enfoque territorial para la región Caribe colombiana, los cuales pretenden servir a los actores rurales de cada territorio – o sub-región – para que definan la cobertura de lo que consideran su territorio, construyan una visión común del mismo, consensuen sus prioridades de desarrollo, formulen un programa y unos proyectos que les tracen el camino para alcanzar su visión y, lo más importante, pongan todo ello en práctica de manera mancomunada
Este documento es el resultado de los trabajos y deliberaciones del Panel Independiente sobre la Agricultura para el Desarrollo de América Latina (PIADAL). Este libro busca sistemtizar los procesos políticos y construir mejores acuerdos y propuestas si los problemas que deben superarse han sido analizados técnicamente y las posibles soluciones, sus costos y sus consecuencias están disponibles al momento de tomar las decisiones políticas.
Public administrations have in recent years developed programs of public funding for innovation to boost the competitiveness of business. The study of how companies have used these funding sources generates knowledge to improve the design of support for private innovation and to provide advice for innovative companies. This paper investigates these issues in the agri-food sector which is of particular interest as it is comprised mainly of small and medium enterprises with a wide regional presence and interaction with their local environment.
The main purpose of this study was to institutionally map nanotechnological innovation system of Iranian agriculture by investigating current state of hard and soft institutions regarding functions of the system. This study consisted of qualitative and quantitative phases. In the qualitative part, a thematic content analysis was used to compare the current and desired states of high level laws and documents. The quantitative phase was a descriptive survey.
The policy implications of cumulative innovation are essential to consider in order to mitigate risk and capitalise on opportunities as digitalisation transforms agriculture. 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 tools and elucidates considerations for future governance in Australia.
This study identifies systemic problems in the New Zealand Agricultural Innovation System (AIS) that affect the ability of participants in the agricultural sectors to co-develop technologies. We integrate structural and functional streams of innovation system enquiry, gathering data through 30 semi-structured interviews with individuals in Government, industry and research. Interviews explored perceptions of the influence of actors, interactions, institutions, infrastructure, and market structure on the effectiveness of AIS functions.
Within the context of the European-funded JOLISAA FP7 project (JOint Learning in Innovation Systems in African Agriculture), several agricultural innovation experiences focused on smallholders were assessed in Benin, Kenya and South Africa. Fifty-six cases were characterised through review of grey literature and interviews with resource persons according to a common analytical framework inspired by the innovation systems perspective. Of these, 13 were assessed in greater depth through semistructured interviews, focus-group discussions and multistakeholder workshops.
This paper analyzes the status of Pakistan’s agriculture in the world and quantifies the potential of improving productivity and quality of value chain at its different nodes. A great potential of expansion in the value chain of large number of agricultural commodities produced in Pakistan are observed. Just bringing the average crop yield levels at par to the world average yield can generate over US$11 billion additional revenues to the producers. Despite lower yield, majority of commodities have lower prices compared to the world average prices at the farmgate.
Este trabajo se planteó como objetivo contribuir al diseño de políticas públicas para favorecer la innovación del cultivo de maíz en la región Caribe colombiana mediante el enfoque de sistemas específicos de innovación.