Innovation In Small Farm Agriculture

Author : Amitava Rakshit,Somsubhra Chakraborty,Manoj Parihar,Vijay Singh Meena,Pradeep Kumar Mishra,Harikesh Bahadur Singh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000574142

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Innovation in Small-Farm Agriculture by Amitava Rakshit,Somsubhra Chakraborty,Manoj Parihar,Vijay Singh Meena,Pradeep Kumar Mishra,Harikesh Bahadur Singh Pdf

Innovation in Small-Farm Agriculture: Improving Livelihoods and Sustainability is an invaluable resource focussing on the current state of knowledge and scientific advances about the complex and intertwined issues of innovation and how they relate to livelihood of small-scale farmers. This book exposes readers with a holistic overview on how agriculture is most associated with the development and transfer of technologies to farmers and their participation in research and development initiatives to improve the relevancy and usefulness of its outputs and innovation which is not well documented. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, including: Recent scientific advances on agricultural innovations for small farmers. Emphasizes on opportunities and constraints of techno-institutional paradigms. Highlight low-cost and eco-friendly interventions. Case studies on various innovations in agriculture spanning the different agricultural gamut.

Author : Daniel Buckles,Bernard Triomphe,Gustavo Sain,International Development Research Centre (Canada),International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN : 9780889368415

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Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture by Daniel Buckles,Bernard Triomphe,Gustavo Sain,International Development Research Centre (Canada),International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Pdf

Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer innovation with Mucuna

Author : The World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 44,9 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 : Amitava Rakshit,Somsubhra Chakraborty,Manoj Parihar,Vijay Singh Meena,Pradeep Kumar Mishra,Harikesh Bahadur Singh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000574081

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Innovation in Small-Farm Agriculture by Amitava Rakshit,Somsubhra Chakraborty,Manoj Parihar,Vijay Singh Meena,Pradeep Kumar Mishra,Harikesh Bahadur Singh Pdf

Innovation in Small-Farm Agriculture: Improving Livelihoods and Sustainability is an invaluable resource focussing on the current state of knowledge and scientific advances about the complex and intertwined issues of innovation and how they relate to livelihood of small-scale farmers. This book exposes readers with a holistic overview on how agriculture is most associated with the development and transfer of technologies to farmers and their participation in research and development initiatives to improve the relevancy and usefulness of its outputs and innovation which is not well documented. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, including: Recent scientific advances on agricultural innovations for small farmers. Emphasizes on opportunities and constraints of techno-institutional paradigms. Highlight low-cost and eco-friendly interventions. Case studies on various innovations in agriculture spanning the different agricultural gamut.

Author : Gianluca Brunori,Stefano Grando
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839821585

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Innovation for sustainability by Gianluca Brunori,Stefano Grando Pdf

Family farms represent important components of food systems and rural areas. The aim of the book is to develop a conceptual framework guiding further research and policy design to enhance food systems' capability to sustainably meet societal expectations, with a valorisation of the role of family farming.

Author : Francis, J. (ed),Mytalka, L. (ed),van Huis, A. (ed),Röling, N. (ed)
Publisher : CTA
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290815617

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Innovation systems by Francis, J. (ed),Mytalka, L. (ed),van Huis, A. (ed),Röling, N. (ed) Pdf

The result of an expert consultation, this publication examines ‘innovations systems’ – a concept suggested as underpinning industrial development – as a strategy for agricultural development. Innovation systems approaches conceptualise change as a long-term, socially-embedded process, and recognise the important role policy plays in shaping the parameters within which decisions are made. Providing a collection of papers and commentaries from the world’s top scholars and practitioners, this book looks at the strengths – but also the weaknesses and challenges –

Author : Hans Ruthenberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040233723

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Innovation Policy for Small Farmers in the Tropics by Hans Ruthenberg Pdf

Written by the author of the classic study Farming Systems in the Tropics, this seminal work brings together ideas and materials collected during a lifetime of research on small holdings in the tropics. Focusing primarily on the impact of technical and institutional innovation on the development and economics of smallholder agriculture, the author discusses the availabilty of these innovations, the capacity of small farms to implement them, and their direct and indirect effects on farm production. This expert analysis will be invaluable for Third World policy makers, sxperts and advanced students in agricultural development, and workers in international and bilateral aid organizations.

Author : Renate Kloeppinger-Todd,Manohar Sharma
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780896296688

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Innovations in Rural and Agriculture Finance by Renate Kloeppinger-Todd,Manohar Sharma Pdf

Everywhere in the world, small agricultural producers are entrepreneurs, traders, investors, and consumers, all rolled into one. In all these roles, small agricultural households constantly seek to use available financial instruments to improve their productivity and secure the best possible consumption and investment choices for their families. But the package of financial services available to small farmers in developing countries is severely limited, especially for those living in remote areas with no access to basic market infrastructure.

Author : Franz W. Gatzweiler,Joachim von Braun
Publisher : Springer
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319257181

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Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development by Franz W. Gatzweiler,Joachim von Braun Pdf

The aim of the book is to present contributions in theory, policy and practice to the science and policy of sustainable intensification by means of technological and institutional innovations in agriculture. The research insights re from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The purpose of this book is to be a reference for students, scholars and practitioners inthe field of science and policy for understanding and identifying agricultural productivity growth potentials in marginalized areas.

Author : Chris Reij,Ann Waters-Bayer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781134205059

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Farmer Innovation in Africa by Chris Reij,Ann Waters-Bayer Pdf

One of Africa's major untapped resources is the creativity of its farmers. This book presents a series of clear and detailed studies that demonstrate how small-scale farmers, both men and women, experiment and innovate in order to improve their livelihoods, despite the adverse conditions and lack of appropriate external support with which they have to contend. The studies are based on fieldwork in a wide variety of farming systems throughout Africa, and have been written primarily by African researchers and extension specialists. Numerous lively examples show how a participatory approach to agricultural research and development that builds on local knowledge and innovation can stimulate the creativity of all involved - not only the farmers. This approach, which recognizes the farmers' capacity to innovate as the crucial component of success, provides a much-needed alternative to the conventional 'transfer of technology' paradigm. This book is a rich source of case studies and analyses of how agricultural research and development policy can be changed. It presents evidence of the resilience and resolution of rural communities in Africa and will be an inspiration for development workers, researchers and policy-makers, as well as for students and teachers of agriculture, environment and sustainable development.

Author : Chris Smaje
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781603589024

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A Small Farm Future by Chris Smaje Pdf

A modern classic of the new agrarianism "Chris Smaje...shows that the choice is clear. Either we have a small farm future, or we face collapse and extinction."—Vandana Shiva "Every young person should read this book."—Richard Heinberg In a groundbreaking debut, farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje argues that organizing society around small-scale farming offers the soundest, sanest and most reasonable response to climate change and other crises of civilisation—and will yield humanity’s best chance at survival. Drawing on a vast range of sources from across a multitude of disciplines, A Small Farm Future analyses the complex forces that make societal change inevitable; explains how low-carbon, locally self-reliant agrarian communities can empower us to successfully confront these changes head on; and explores the pathways for delivering this vision politically. Challenging both conventional wisdom and utopian blueprints, A Small Farm Future offers rigorous original analysis of wicked problems and hidden opportunities in a way that illuminates the path toward functional local economies, effective self-provisioning, agricultural diversity and a shared earth. Perfect for readers of both Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, A Small Farm Future is a refreshing, new outlook on a way forward for society—and a vital resource for activists, students, policy makers, and anyone looking to enact change.

Author : David Wilson,Kirsty Wilson,Claire Harvey
Publisher : Practical Action Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1853397121

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Small Farmers, Big Change by David Wilson,Kirsty Wilson,Claire Harvey Pdf

This book includes examples of achieving wider change in smallholder agriculture, through influencing policy decisions, linking smallholders to value chains, innovating service provision for small farmers, with an emphasis on promoting equitable livelihoods and developing rural women's economic leadership.

Author : Iftikhar Ahmad,Iftikhar Ahmed,Vernon W. Ruttan
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951000418962H

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Generation and Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations by Iftikhar Ahmad,Iftikhar Ahmed,Vernon W. Ruttan Pdf

Author : Yang, P., Jiao, X., Feng, D., Ramasamy, S., Zhang, H., Mroczek, Z., Zhang, W.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251338704

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An innovation in agricultural science and technology extension system by Yang, P., Jiao, X., Feng, D., Ramasamy, S., Zhang, H., Mroczek, Z., Zhang, W. Pdf

Food production worldwide is primarily carried out by smallholder farmers. Closing the gap between actual smallholder yield and those achievable through scientific research is vital to increasing the food availability and efficient use of inputs and natural resources. Multiple factors and constraints contribute to these production gaps, including uncoordinated linkages between education, research and extension. These linkages are often supply-driven and top-down, and unable to respond to the diversity of location-specific, locally-adaptive and multiple knowledge demands – as smallholders are a diverse group in terms of incomes, knowledge, perceptions and farming practices. In 2005, China Agricultural University (CAU) launched a pilot agricultural development project in partnership with Quzhou County in Hebei Province of China to work together to develop high-yielding technologies. In 2009, CAU professors and postgraduate students moved their research programs from the experimental station to the village, and rented a backyard, where they lived, worked and studied high-yielding technologies and responses from the farmers. Gradually, their backyard work attracted more farmers and encouraged their participation. The backyard thus became a science and technology dissemination platform in the local community. From then on, farmers, scientists and students referred to the project as the Science and Technology Backyard (STB). This publication was prepared as a case study report on the Science and Technology Backyard (STB).

Author : Calestous Juma
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780190237233

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The New Harvest by Calestous Juma Pdf

African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa can feed itself in a generation and can help contribute to global food security. To achieve this Africa has to define agriculture as a force in economic growth by advancing scientific and technological research, investing in infrastructure, fostering higher technical training, and creating regional markets.