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Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries

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Title Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries
 
Creator Ayele, Seife
Duncan, Alan J.
Larbi, Asamoah
Truong Tan Khanh
 
Subject forage
livestock
 
Description Fodder scarcity is a perennial problem for many smallholder farmers in developing countries. This paper discusses how fodder technologies and knowledge have been introduced and integrated in diverse livestock production systems in Ethiopia, Syria and Vietnam. A synthesis of lessons learnt shows that fodder innovation is triggered and diffused by actors interacting and learning in networks, and on farms. Fodder innovation, being only one element of livestock value chains, is sustainably enhanced when linked to other innovations and market-oriented activities that optimize productivity gains. Yet innovating smallholder farmers face systemic constraints to access markets, and need to organize in groups to exploit opportunities. The paper concludes that rather than treating innovation systems and value chain approaches to agricultural development as separate tools, the integration of their complementary features enhances smallholders’ innovation and market success.
 
Date 2012-06-01
2012-05-04T13:55:29Z
2012-05-04T13:55:29Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ayele, S., Duncan, A.J., Larbi, A. and Truong Tan Khanh. 2012. Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries. Science and Public Policy 39(3):333-346.
0302-3427
1471-5430
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/16910
https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scs022
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format p. 333-346
 
Publisher Oxford University Press (OUP)
 
Source Science and Public Policy