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Field	Value

Title	Innovation Systems in Agriculture and Rural Development

Creator	Beshah, T.

Description	Much has been written on innovation systems (IS), especially in industrialized economies, and recently in developing countries contexts (Muchie et al., 2003; Hall 2005; Spielman et al., 2006; World Bank 2007). However, with few exceptions (e.g., Hall 2005; Hall et al., 2007; World Bank 2007), literature on IS does not adequately explain how system thinking enhances innovation or how IS can be initiated and facilitated. Another gap is the fact that “innovation” itself is promoted rather than its embeddedness within a system that in turn operates within certain institutional and policy contexts. Even though there is consensus on the importance of innovation for economic development, the systemic mechanism through which it can be enhanced is not given equal attention. These and other grey areas limit the promotion of the concept of IS, and in a worst case raises suspicion on its value addition for research and development.

Date	2009-12-30T06:39:35Z 2009-12-30T06:39:35Z 2009-06-30

Type	Journal Article

Identifier	Beshah, T. 2009. Innovation Systems in Agriculture and Rural Development. CTA Knowledge for Development https://hdl.handle.net/10568/295

Language	en

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