Agricultural innovation systems : an investment sourcebook.

Agricultural innovation systems : an investment sourcebook.

Managing the ability of agriculture to meet rising global demand and to respond to the changes and opportunities will require good policy, sustained investments, and innovation - not business as usual. Investments in public Research and Development, extension, education, and their links with one ano...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2012.
Series:Agriculture and rural development series.
Subjects:
Agricultural innovations > Economic aspects.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Rural development.
rural development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Agricultural innovations > Economic aspects
Agriculture > Economic aspects
Rural development
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Sourcebook Overview and User Guide; Module 1: Coordination and Collective Action for Agricultural Innovation; Overview; Thematic Note 1 National Coordination and Governance of Agricultural Innovation; Thematic Note 2 How to Build Innovation Networks; Thematic Note 3 Facilitating Smallholders' Access to Modern Marketing Chains; Thematic Note 4 Building Innovation Capabilities in Farmer Organizations; Innovative Activity Profile 1 No-Till Networks in Developing Countries.
  • Innovative Activity Profile 2 Learning Organizations That Support Innovation: Mexico's Produce FoundationsInnovative Activity Profile 3 Chile's Foundation for Agricultural Innovation; Innovative Activity Profile 4 A Rural Institutional Platform Mobilizes Communities to Become Effective Partners in Agricultural Innovation in Andhra Pradesh; Innovative Activity Profile 5 In the Networking Age, Cassava Development Relies on Public-Private Research Partnerships; Innovative Activity Profile 6 Rural Productive Alliances: A Model for Overcoming Market Barriers.
  • Module 2: Agricultural Education and Training to Support Agricultural Innovation SystemsOverview; Thematic Note 1 Reforming Public Agricultural Education at the Tertiary Level; Thematic Note 2 Curriculum Change in Higher Agricultural Education; Thematic Note 3 Education and Training for Technician Development; Thematic Note 4 Reforming the Management of In-Service Training/Learning; Innovative Activity Profile 1 Reforming India's State Agricultural Universities; Innovative Activity Profile 2 Transforming Wageningen Agricultural University.
  • Innovative Activity Profile 3 Curriculum Change in Agricultural Universities Strengthens Links in the Arab Republic of Egypt's Innovation SystemInnovative Activity Profile 4 Innovative Training Program for Midcareer Agricultural Extension Staff: The Sasakawa Africa Fund Education Program; Innovative Activity Profile 5 Chiang Mai University Links with Rural Communities to Focus Research on Farming Problems and Foster Curriculum Change; Innovative Activity Profile 6 EARTH University, Costa Rica: A New Kind of Agricultural University.
  • Innovative Activity Profile 7 Technical Skills for Export Crop Industries in Uganda and EthiopiaInnovative Activity Profile 8 Agribusiness Training for Secondary School Graduates in Timor-Leste; Innovative Activity Profile 9 Vocational Training in the Arab Republic of Egypt Combines Technical and Innovation Skills for Agriculture; Module 3: Investment in Extension and Advisory Services as Part of Agricultural Innovation Systems; Overview; Thematic Note 1 Pluralistic Extension Systems; Thematic Note 2 Farming as a Business and the Need for Local (Agri- ) Business Development Services.

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