| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2012
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| Descrizione fisica |
pages cm
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| Disciplina |
338.1/6
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| Collana |
Agriculture and rural development
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| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural innovations - Economic aspects
Agriculture - Economic aspects
Rural development
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| ISBN |
1-283-49182-6
9786613491824
0-8213-8944-0
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- 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 Foundations -- Innovative 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 Systems -- Overview -- 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 System.
Innovative 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 Ethiopia -- Innovative 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 -- Thematic Note 3 Extension-Plus: New Roles for Extension and Advisory Services -- Thematic Note 4 The Role of Innovation Brokers in Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Agrodealer Development in Developing and Emerging Markets -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 Federating Farmer Field Schools in Networks for Improved Access to Services -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 INCAGRO: Developing a Market for Agricultural Innovation Services in Peru -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 Combining Extension Services with Agricultural Credit: The Experience of BASIX India -- Module 4: Agricultural Research within an Agricultural Innovation System -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 Designing Agricultural Research Linkages within an AIS Framework -- Thematic Note 2 Building and Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in Agricultural Research.
Thematic Note 3 Regional Research in an Agricultural Innovation System Framework: Bringing Order to Complexity -- Thematic Note 4 Codesigning Innovations: How Can Research Engage with Multiple Stakeholders? -- Thematic Note 5 Organizational Change for Learning and Innovation -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Redesigning a Livestock Research Institute to Support Livestock Development within an AIS Approach -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 An Innovative Approach to Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer in India -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 The Agricultural Technology Consortium Model in Chile -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 Linking Research and Development Actors through Learning Alliances -- Module 5: Incentives and Resources for Innovation Partnerships and Business Development -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 Foundations for Public-Private Partnerships -- Thematic Note 2 Innovation Funds -- Thematic Note 3 Accelerating the Development of Agribusiness Enterprises by Using Business Incubators -- Thematic Note 4 Agricultural Clusters -- Thematic Note 5 Technology Transfer Offices: Facilitating Intellectual Property Protection for Agricultural Innovation -- Thematic Note 6 Risk Capital for Agriculture in Developing and Middle-Income Countries -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Developing Entrepreneurs through an Agribusiness Incubator at ICRISAT -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 The China Technology Transfer Project -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 Agricultural Cluster Development in Nicaragua -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 Providing Farmers with Direct Access to Innovation Funds -- Module 6: Creating an Enabling Environment for Agricultural Innovation -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 National Innovation Policy -- Thematic Note 2 Governance of Innovation Systems.
Thematic Note 3 Managing Intellectual Property to Foster Agricultural Development -- Thematic Note 4 Biosafety Regulatory Systems in the Context of Agricultural Innovation -- Thematic Note 5 Technical Regulations and Standards -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Developing an Enabling Environment to Improve Zambian Smallholders' Agribusiness Skills and Commercial Orientation -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 Intellectual Property Management in Livestock Veterinary Medicines for Developing Countries -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 Developing a Subregional Approach to Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology in West Africa -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 The Supply Response to New Sources of Demand for Financial and Other Services in Rural Andhra Pradesh -- Module 7: Assessing, Prioritizing, Monitoring, and Evaluating Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Overview -- Thematic Note 1 Assessing Innovation for Prioritizing Investments -- Thematic Note 2 Methods for Organizational Assessments in Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Thematic Note 3 Foresighting Investments in Agricultural Innovation -- Thematic Note 4 Monitoring Agricultural Innovation System Interventions -- Thematic Note 5 Evaluating Agricultural Innovation System Interventions -- Innovative Activity Profile 1 Self-Organizing Networks in Policy and Planning: Experience from Sierra Leone's Partnership for Agricultural Innovation and Development -- Innovative Activity Profile 2 Using Net-Map to Assess and Improve Agricultural Innovation Systems -- Innovative Activity Profile 3 Gender Analysis for the Assessment of Innovation Processes: The Case of Papa Andina in Peru -- Innovative Activity Profile 4 Scenario Planning to Guide Long-Term Investments in Agricultural Science and Technology in India.
Innovative Activity Profile 5 A Vision for Agriculture in Chile in 2030 and the Implications for Its Innovation System -- Innovative Activity Profile 6 Monitoring and Evaluation in the Fodder Innovation Project -- Innovative Activity Profile 7 Monitoring and Evaluation in the Research Into Use Program -- Glossary -- Authors and Their Affiliations -- Index -- Back Cover.
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