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Linking graduate research to market-oriented agricultural development: IPMS experience with Ethiopian higher learning institutions

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Title Linking graduate research to market-oriented agricultural development: IPMS
experience with Ethiopian higher learning institutions
 
Creator Lemma, T.T.
Tegegne, Azage
Hoekstra, Dirk
 
Subject COMMERCIAL FARMING
SMALL FARMS
INNOVATION ADOPTION
MARKETING
 
Description Graduate programs in agriculture and allied disciplines in Ethiopia are expected to make concrete contribution to market-oriented development of smallholder agriculture. This, among others, calls for realignment and engagement of the programs with smallholder farmers and, value chain, R&D and policy actors. No panacea exists, however, as to how to ensure effective linkages, and thereby responsiveness. Lessons from initiatives on the ground in the country and beyond is thus crucial to inform the development of appropriate policy and innovative strategy. With the same purpose, this paper discusses the key challenges facing the graduate programs and IPMS initiative to enhance the relevance of graduate research to challenges in commodity value chain development. The paper draws lessons and identifies strategic options based on the insights from IPMS experience as well as other emerging opportunities to improving the relevance and quality of research and learning in the graduate programs. The paper concludes by explicitly recognizing that improving the quality and relevance of graduate research and learning is a daunting task, requiring a holistic approach, multi-pronged and multi-level strategies, and long term commitment.
Canadian International Development Agency
 
Date 2010-02-26T14:08:29Z
2010-02-26T14:08:29Z
2009-11-12
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier Lemma, T.T.; Tegegne, A.; Hoekstra, D. 2009. Enhancing the relevance of graduate research to sustainable commercialization of smallholder agriculture: IPMS experience with Ethiopian universities. IN: Fifth International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies, Adama University, Ethiopia, November 12-14, 2009. Michigan (USA): Western Michigan University.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/735
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Western Michigan University