Enhancing Agricultural Innovation : How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems

Agricultural development depends to a great extent on how successfully knowledge is generated and applied. Investments in knowledge, especially in the form of science and technology, have been featured prominently and consistently in most strategie...

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spelling okr-10986-71842021-04-23T14:02:27Z Enhancing Agricultural Innovation : How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems World Bank AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE AKIS BIOTECHNOLOGY BOUNDARIES BUSINESS COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATION CLIENT COUNTRIES COLLABORATION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETENCIES COMPETITORS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONTINUOUS PROCESS COPYING CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE CROPS DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION DIGITAL DISCUSSIONS DISTANCE LEARNING DISTINCT INNOVATION E-MAIL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUIPMENT EXTENSION FARMERS FEED FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS FORMATTING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS GLOBALIZATION INCOMES INDUSTRIAL POLICY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CAPACITY INNOVATION EFFORTS INNOVATION PROCESS INNOVATION PROCESSES INNOVATION SYSTEM INNOVATION SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY INSIGHTS INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INVENTION KNOWLEDGE GENERATION KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURE LATIN AMERICAN LIVESTOCK MARKETING MEDIA NARS NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES NETWORKS NEW IDEAS NEW PRODUCTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING PATTERNS OF INTERACTION PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCESS OF INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY STANDARDS R&D RESEARCH SYSTEMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEED DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES SYSTEM OF INNOVATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY USE OF KNOWLEDGE Agricultural development depends to a great extent on how successfully knowledge is generated and applied. Investments in knowledge, especially in the form of science and technology, have been featured prominently and consistently in most strategies to promote sustainable and equitable agricultural development at the national level. Although many of these investments have been quite successful, the context for agriculture is changing rapidly-sometimes radically-and the process of knowledge generation and use has been transformed as well. It is increasingly recognized that traditional agricultural science and technology investments such as research and extension, although necessary, are not sufficient to enable agricultural innovation. As this paper will demonstrate, new perspectives on the nature of the agricultural innovation process can yield practical approaches to agricultural development that may be more suited to this changing context. This paper includes the following headings: (i) reasons for assessing the value of the innovation systems perspective; (ii) the innovation systems concept - a framework for analysis; (iii) research methodology and case study descriptions; (iv) innovation system capacity - a comparative analysis of case studies; (v) reviewing the innovation systems concept in light of the case studies; (vi) toward a framework for diagnosis and intervention; and (vii) conclusions. 2012-06-05T20:33:43Z 2012-06-05T20:33:43Z 2007 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/7178260/enhancing-agricultural-innovation-beyond-strengthening-research-systems 978-0-8213-6741-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7184 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
AKIS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BOUNDARIES
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATION
CLIENT COUNTRIES
COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETENCIES
COMPETITORS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONTINUOUS PROCESS
COPYING
CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE
CROPS
DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION
DIGITAL
DISCUSSIONS
DISTANCE LEARNING
DISTINCT INNOVATION
E-MAIL
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUIPMENT
EXTENSION
FARMERS
FEED
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PRODUCTS
FORMATTING
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
GLOBALIZATION
INCOMES
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION CAPACITY
INNOVATION EFFORTS
INNOVATION PROCESS
INNOVATION PROCESSES
INNOVATION SYSTEM
INNOVATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATIONS
INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY
INSIGHTS
INTEGRATION
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INVENTION
KNOWLEDGE GENERATION
KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURE
LATIN AMERICAN
LIVESTOCK
MARKETING
MEDIA
NARS
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
NETWORKS
NEW IDEAS
NEW PRODUCTS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NGOS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
PATTERNS OF INTERACTION
PRACTITIONERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCESS OF INNOVATION
PRODUCTIVITY
QUALITY STANDARDS
R&D
RESEARCH SYSTEMS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SEED DEVELOPMENT
STRUCTURES
SYSTEM OF INNOVATION
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING
TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY
USE OF KNOWLEDGE
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
AKIS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BOUNDARIES
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATION
CLIENT COUNTRIES
COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETENCIES
COMPETITORS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONTINUOUS PROCESS
COPYING
CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE
CROPS
DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION
DIGITAL
DISCUSSIONS
DISTANCE LEARNING
DISTINCT INNOVATION
E-MAIL
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUIPMENT
EXTENSION
FARMERS
FEED
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PRODUCTS
FORMATTING
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
GLOBALIZATION
INCOMES
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION CAPACITY
INNOVATION EFFORTS
INNOVATION PROCESS
INNOVATION PROCESSES
INNOVATION SYSTEM
INNOVATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATIONS
INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY
INSIGHTS
INTEGRATION
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INVENTION
KNOWLEDGE GENERATION
KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURE
LATIN AMERICAN
LIVESTOCK
MARKETING
MEDIA
NARS
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
NETWORKS
NEW IDEAS
NEW PRODUCTS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NGOS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
PATTERNS OF INTERACTION
PRACTITIONERS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCESS OF INNOVATION
PRODUCTIVITY
QUALITY STANDARDS
R&D
RESEARCH SYSTEMS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SEED DEVELOPMENT
STRUCTURES
SYSTEM OF INNOVATION
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING
TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY
USE OF KNOWLEDGE
World Bank
Enhancing Agricultural Innovation : How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems
description Agricultural development depends to a great extent on how successfully knowledge is generated and applied. Investments in knowledge, especially in the form of science and technology, have been featured prominently and consistently in most strategies to promote sustainable and equitable agricultural development at the national level. Although many of these investments have been quite successful, the context for agriculture is changing rapidly-sometimes radically-and the process of knowledge generation and use has been transformed as well. It is increasingly recognized that traditional agricultural science and technology investments such as research and extension, although necessary, are not sufficient to enable agricultural innovation. As this paper will demonstrate, new perspectives on the nature of the agricultural innovation process can yield practical approaches to agricultural development that may be more suited to this changing context. This paper includes the following headings: (i) reasons for assessing the value of the innovation systems perspective; (ii) the innovation systems concept - a framework for analysis; (iii) research methodology and case study descriptions; (iv) innovation system capacity - a comparative analysis of case studies; (v) reviewing the innovation systems concept in light of the case studies; (vi) toward a framework for diagnosis and intervention; and (vii) conclusions.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Enhancing Agricultural Innovation : How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems
title_short Enhancing Agricultural Innovation : How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems
title_full Enhancing Agricultural Innovation : How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems
title_fullStr Enhancing Agricultural Innovation : How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Agricultural Innovation : How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems
title_sort enhancing agricultural innovation : how to go beyond the strengthening of research systems
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/7178260/enhancing-agricultural-innovation-beyond-strengthening-research-systems
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7184
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