Building Public Private Partnerships For Agricultural Innovation

Author : Hartwich, Frank,Tola, Jaime,Engler, Alejandra,González, Carolina,Ghezan, Graciela,Vázquez-Alvarado, Jorge M. P.,Silva, José Antonio,Espinoza, José de Jesús,Gottret, María Verónica
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896297715

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Building Public-private Partnerships for Agricultural Innovation by Hartwich, Frank,Tola, Jaime,Engler, Alejandra,González, Carolina,Ghezan, Graciela,Vázquez-Alvarado, Jorge M. P.,Silva, José Antonio,Espinoza, José de Jesús,Gottret, María Verónica Pdf

Public-private partnerships are a new way of carrying out research and development (R&D) in Latin America’s agricultural sector. These partnerships spur innovation for agricultural development and have various advantages over other institutional arrangements fostering R&D. This report summarizes the experiences of a research project that analyzed 125 public-private research partnerships (PPPs) in 12 Latin American countries. The analysis indicates that several types of partnerships have emerged in response to the various needs of the different partners. Nevertheless, public-private partnerships are not always the most appropriate mechanism by which to carry out R&D and foster innovation in agriculture. Sometimes, it is more efficient to organize research via participatory projects or through research contracts.

Author : David J. Spielman,Klaus von Grebmer
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Public-private Partnerships in Agricultural Research by David J. Spielman,Klaus von Grebmer Pdf

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821386842

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Agricultural Innovation Systems by World Bank Pdf

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 another have elicited high returns and pro-poor growth, but these investments alone will not elicit innovation at the pace or on the scale required by the intensifying and proliferating challenges confronting agriculture. Experience indicates that aside from a strong capacity in Research and Development, the ability to innovate is often related to collective action, coordination, the exchange of knowledge among diverse actors, the incentives and resources available to form partnerships and develop businesses, and conditions that make it possible for farmers or entrepreneurs to use the innovations. While consensus is developing about what is meant by 'innovation' and 'innovation system', no detailed blueprint exists for making agricultural innovation happen at a given time, in a given place, for a given result. The AIS approach that looks at these multiple conditions and relationships that promote innovation in agriculture, has however moved from a concept to a sub-discipline with principles of analysis and action. AIS investments must be specific to the context, responding to the stage of development in a particular country and agricultural sector, especially the AIS. This sourcebook contributes to identifying, designing, and implementing the investments, approaches, and complementary interventions that appear most likely to strengthen AIS and to promote agricultural innovation and equitable growth. It emphasizes the lessons learned, benefits and impacts, implementation issues, and prospects for replicating or expanding successful practices. The information in this sourcebook derives from approaches that have been tested at different scales in different contexts. It reflects the experiences and evolving understanding of numerous individuals and organizations concerned with agricultural innovation, including the World Bank. This information is targeted to the key operational staff in international and regional development agencies and national governments who design and implement lending projects and to the practitioners who design thematic programs and technical assistance packages. The sourcebook can also be an important resource for the research community and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

Author : International Finance Corporation
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464819636

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Working with Smallholders by International Finance Corporation Pdf

Smallholder farmers are the stewards of more than 80 percent of the world’s farms. These small family businesses produce about one-third of the world’s food. In Africa and Asia, smallholders dominate the production of food crops, as well as export commodities such as cocoa, coffee, and cotton. However, smallholders and farm workers remain among the poorest segments of the population, and they are on the frontline of climate change. Smallholder farmers face constraints in accessing inputs, finance, knowledge, technology, labor, and markets. Raising farm-level productivity in a sustainable way is a key development priority. Agribusinesses are increasingly working with smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries to secure agricultural commodities. More productive smallholders boost rural incomes and economic growth, as well as reduce poverty. Smallholders also represent a growing underserved market for farm inputs, information, and financial services. Working with Smallholders: A Handbook for Firms Building Sustainable Supply Chains (third edition) shows agribusinesses how to engage more effectively with smallholders and to develop sustainable, resilient, and productive supply chains. The book compiles practical solutions and cutting-edge ideas to overcome the challenges facing smallholders. This third edition is substantially revised from the second edition and incorporates new material on the potential for digital technologies and sustainable farming. This handbook is written principally to outline opportunities for the private sector. The content may also be useful to the staffs of governmental or nongovernmental development programs working with smallholders, as well as to academic and research institutions.

Author : Thomas A. Cellucci
Publisher : Government Institutes
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1605907464

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A Guide to Innovative Public-Private Partnerships by Thomas A. Cellucci Pdf

This book enables organizations in both the private and public sectors to develop and execute efficient and effective business partnerships. Detailed requirements and market potentials are developed which would help entice the private sector to use its own resources to develop products and services without delay and at minimal cost to taxpayers. This is a 'must read' for anyone interested in doing business with the government as well as government leaders who are being forced to trim budgets and show genuine value in their agencies.

Author : The World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821389447

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Agricultural Innovation Systems by The World Bank Pdf

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 another have elicited high returns and pro-poor growth, but these investments alone will not elicit innovation at the pace or on the scale required by the intensifying and proliferating challenges confronting agriculture. Experience indicates that aside from a strong capacity in Research and Development, the ability to innovate is often related to collective action, coordination, the exchange of knowledge among diverse actors, the incentives and resources available to form partnerships and develop businesses, and conditions that make it possible for farmers or entrepreneurs to use the innovations. While consensus is developing about what is meant by 'innovation' and 'innovation system', no detailed blueprint exists for making agricultural innovation happen at a given time, in a given place, for a given result. The AIS approach that looks at these multiple conditions and relationships that promote innovation in agriculture, has however moved from a concept to a sub-discipline with principles of analysis and action. AIS investments must be specific to the context, responding to the stage of development in a particular country and agricultural sector, especially the AIS. This sourcebook contributes to identifying, designing, and implementing the investments, approaches, and complementary interventions that appear most likely to strengthen AIS and to promote agricultural innovation and equitable growth. It emphasizes the lessons learned, benefits and impacts, implementation issues, and prospects for replicating or expanding successful practices. The information in this sourcebook derives from approaches that have been tested at different scales in different contexts. It reflects the experiences and evolving understanding of numerous individuals and organizations concerned with agricultural innovation, including the World Bank. This information is targeted to the key operational staff in international and regional development agencies and national governments who design and implement lending projects and to the practitioners who design thematic programs and technical assistance packages. The sourcebook can also be an important resource for the research community and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

Author : João Leitão,Elsa Morais Sarmento,João Aleluia
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787149472

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The Emerald Handbook of Public-Private Partnerships in Developing and Emerging Economies by João Leitão,Elsa Morais Sarmento,João Aleluia Pdf

This Handbook aims to support policy-makers, national governments, national and regional public administrations, PPP officers, practitioners and academia in the design, implementation and assessment of appropriate responses to foster PPPs' uptake in the context of developing and emerging economies.

Author : Horton, D.,Prain, G.,Thiele, G.
Publisher : International Potato Center
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Perspectives on partnership by Horton, D.,Prain, G.,Thiele, G. Pdf

This paper reports on a wide-ranging review of the literature on partnerships and other closely related forms of collaboration. It aims to contribute to knowledge of the actual and potential roles of partnership in international agricultural research for development. The paper summarizes conclusions and insights from four distinct professional literatures: research studies; professional evaluation literature; practitioner-oriented reviews, guidelines and assessment tools; and CGIARrelated reviews, evaluations and policy documents. It identifies and analyzes key cross-cutting themes and success factors, highlights gaps in current knowledge, and identifies high-potential areas for further study. A wide range of research-based publications is reviewed, including studies in such fields as management and organizational development, public administration, economics and international development. Work in these fields covers such diverse topics as the role of inter-organizational collaboration in strategic management, public–private and cross-sector partnerships, North–South partnerships, roles of partnership in linking research with action, networking and transactions costs. The different literatures talk little to each other and are highly self-referential. Nevertheless, some common patterns, themes and concerns emerge related to definitions, partnership drivers and dynamics, trust and mutuality, power asymmetries and inequities, and success factors. It is noteworthy that empirical studies of partnerships are rare, particularly in-depth case studies. Theoretical pieces seldom present empirical tests of hypotheses, and practical guidelines are seldom grounded in theory. There is a clear need for more systematic and in-depth empirical research on partnership experiences. Although partnership is now considered an essential way of working in many fields, several authors caution that the costs of working in partnership may often exceed the benefits. Before establishing a partnership, one should identify a clear value-added proposition. Many reports on partnership prepared for the CGIAR are available only in grey literature, leading to difficulties in accessing them and risking a loss of knowledge. Gaps in knowledge are identified at the level of individual partnerships, the level of the organizations that participate in or manage portfolios of partnerships, and the level of research or innovation domains that are characterized by networks of partnerships

Author : Michael Denis Young
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015022258548

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Towards Sustainable Agricultural Development by Michael Denis Young Pdf

This book reports the second phase of the OECD's work on the integration of agricultural and environmental policies. Taking a policy area approach, each part analyses policy issues within several countries. The subject areas and country studies are: intensive crop production/ agricultural chemicals ; intensive animal husbandry-animal manure ; dryland agriculture/soil conservation and erosion ; changing landscape and land use patterns/rural quality ; the impact on agriculture of pollution from other sources

Author : Edward Farquharson,Clemencia Torres de M stle,E.R. Yescombe
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821385526

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How to Engage with the Private Sector in Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets by Edward Farquharson,Clemencia Torres de M stle,E.R. Yescombe Pdf

The purpose of this guide is to enhance the chances of effective partnerships being developed between the public and the private-sector by addressing one of the main obstacles to effective PPP project delivery: having the right information on the right projects for the right partners at the right time.

Author : Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Kristin Davis, and Dejene Aredo
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896297807

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Advancing agriculture in developing countries through knowledge and innovation: Synopsis of an International Conference by Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere, Kristin Davis, and Dejene Aredo Pdf

Author : Axel Marx
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783038978329

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Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development by Axel Marx Pdf

Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) and other private governance instruments (e.g., Fair Trade, Forest Stewardship Council, Fair Wear Foundation, GLOBALGAP) are increasingly regulating global production processes and economic activities. VSS verify the compliance of products or production processes with sustainability standards. The importance of voluntary sustainability standards is now widely recognized. After being operational for more than two decades, they have established themselves as private governance instruments. This recognition is also exemplified by their integration in public regulatory approaches. Governments and international organizations are partnering with voluntary sustainability standards to pursue sustainable development policies. We witness the integration of VSS in the regulatory approaches of local and national governments in countries around the world, the integration of VSS in trade policies, the emergence of public–private initiatives to govern global supply chains, and the inclusion of private initiatives in experimentalist governance regimes. This Special Issue seeks to bring together research on the interface between private and public governance. We welcome contributions which analyze specific case studies on the emergence and development of these private–public interactions, the design of public–private governance, the effectiveness of these governance arrangements, and critical perspectives on the possibilities and limitations of such public–private forms of governance. We welcome multi-disciplinary perspectives including contributions from economics, political science, law, sociology, geography, and anthropology. Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821367404

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Enhancing Agricultural Innovation by World Bank Pdf

An innovation system can be defined as a network of organizations, enterprises, and individuals demanding and supplying knowledge and bringing it into a social and economic use. This book's primary aim, therefore, is to focus on the largely unexplored operational aspects of the innvoation systems concept and to explore its potential for agriculture. 'Enhancing Agricultural Innovation' evaluates real-world innovation systems and assesses the usefulness of the concept in guiding investments to support knowledge-intensive, sustainable agricultural development. A typology of innovation systems is developed; strategies to guide investments for strengthening innovation capacity are drawn up; and concrete interventions options defined. In its conclusions, the book emphasizes the importance of mechanisms for collaboration and interaction. Intermediary organizations, innovation councils, farmer organizations, and other means to strengthen collaboration are central to creating the exchange of knowledge and perspectives that will convert knowledge into valuable new social and economic products and services.

Author : Manal Fouad
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781513576565

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Mastering the Risky Business of Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure by Manal Fouad Pdf

Investment in infrastructure can be a driving force of the economic recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of shrinking fiscal space. Public-private partnerships (PPP) bring a promise of efficiency when carefully designed and managed, to avoid creating unnecessary fiscal risks. But fiscal illusions prevent an understanding the sources of fiscal risks, which arise in all infrastructure projects, and that in PPPs present specific characteristics that need to be addressed. PPP contracts are also affected by implicit fiscal risks when they are poorly designed, particularly when a government signs a PPP contract for a project with no financial sustainability. This paper reviews the advantages and inconveniences of PPPs, discusses the fiscal illusions affecting them, identifies a diversity of fiscal risks, and presents the essentials of PPP fiscal risk management.

Author : Adiel N. Mbabu,Andy Hall (Researcher in agriculture and economics)
Publisher : LINK Ltd.
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9789280850000

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Capacity Building for Agricultural Research for Development by Adiel N. Mbabu,Andy Hall (Researcher in agriculture and economics) Pdf