Technology and innovation
- Where is the Farmer First agenda twenty years on?
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Over the past two decades, the Farmer First perspective has provided a powerful critique of the conventional organisation and application of agricultural R&D, with its emphasis on transfer of technology models. On 12-14 Dec, twenty years after the original Farmer First workshop, IDS hosted a 3-day workshop ‘Farmers First Revisited’, to evaluate how these approaches have panned out, and to identify future priorities and challenges. This dedicated website provides an overview of the workshop and links to 69 papers contributed by participants from around the world.
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A new generation of biofuels is needed
- ( N. Peña / Pew Center on Global Climate Change , 2008)
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This paper offers an introduction to the current state of play for biofuels: the technologies used in their production, their GHG emissions, and associated policy issues.
The amount of ... - Raising productivity in African agriculture: innovative approaches
- ( New Agriculturalist , 2008)
- Forty years after the Asian Green Revolution , the spotlight has now turned on African agriculture. Increasing attention is being paid to the need for greater investment in African agriculture and key...
Could an innovation systems approach improve agricultural extension in Nigeria?
- ( A., E. Agwu;M., U. Dimelu;M., C. Madukwe / , 2008)
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A sustainable and dynamic approach to agricultural development has remained of great concern to the Nigerian government and a priority for discourse in the policy arena. However, past efforts have ...
Computerising agricultural cooperatives: a practical guide
- ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2006)
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Agricultural cooperatives have been slow to computerise in least developed countries, but this fact is changing rapidly as computers become cheaper and access to the Internet grows.
... What factors influence how African farmers adapt to climate change?
- ( R. Hassan;C. Nhemachena / African Association of Agricultural Economists , 2008)
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Climate change is expected to have a considerable impact on poor peoples' livelihoods in Africa and finding ways to help farmers adapt is of critical importance. This study analyses determinants of...
The impact of climate change on primary crops in Africa: examining the choices farmers make
- ( P. Kurukulasuriya;R. Mendelsohn / African Association of Agricultural Economists , 2008)
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This paper examines the impact of climate change on primary crops grown in Africa. An innovative approach is presented that bridges the gap between agro-economic and traditional Ricardian models, l...
What does the next decade hold for global agriculture?
- ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2008)
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This synthesis report presents the main findings of the 2008 Agricultural Outlook report, an annual publication prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-opera...
Getting African agriculture moving: beyond magic bullets
- ( I. Scoones;S. Devereux;L. Haddad / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2005)
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Most of Africa’s poor are rural, and most rely largely on agriculture for their livelihoods. It is therefore widely agreed that “getting agriculture moving” must be part of the so...
Outsourcing agricultural advisory services: lessons learned from sub-Saharan Africa
- ( W. Heemskerk;S. Nederlof;B. Wennink / Royal Tropical Institute , 2008)
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A pluralistic advisory service system is already a fact of life for many farmers in Africa. Over the last few years, outsourcing has become increasingly important in several sub-Saharan African cou...
Legitimation and harmonisation of GMO governance in Africa
- ( S. Ayele / The Centre for Innovation, Knowledge and Development, The Open University , 2006)
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This paper examines issues of legitimation and harmonisation of biosafety systems in GMO governance in Africa. It draws on case studies from emerging regulatory...
