Rural Innovation Systems

Pro-poor innovation systems : background paper

Berdegué, Julio A. | 2005
  • Author(s): Berdegué, Julio A.
  • Publisher: International fund for agricultural development (IFAD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: rural development, development strategies, innovations, institution building, co-operation between organizations, poverty alleviation
Innovative rural development practices, interventions, institutions, partnerships and processes to address new challenges in rural development are identified. Continued support for agricultural systems research and enterprise development will remain necessary.

Programa nacional de transferencia de tecnologia agropecuaria (National programme for the transfer of agricultural technology) PRONATTA, Ministry of agriculture and rural development, Colombia : competitive agricultural technology funds in developing countries

Berdegue, Julio A. and Escobar, German | 1999
  • Author(s): Berdegue, Julio A. and Escobar, German
  • Publisher: International network of farming systems research methodology
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, technology transfer, small farms, technological change, colombia
The National Programme for the Transfer of Agricultural Technology (PRONATTA) in Colombia was evaluated in terms of equity, demand drive, decentralization, efficiency, accountability, networking, and financial sustainability.

Fondo de fomento del desarrollo cientifico y tecnolَgico FONDEF (Fund for the promotion of scientific and technological development), Chile : competitive agricultural technology funds in developing countries

Berdegue, Julio A. and Escobar, German | 1999
  • Author(s): Berdegue, Julio A. and Escobar, German
  • Publisher: International network of farming systems research methodology
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, funds, competition, chile
The Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development in Chile, FONDEF, is evaluated to establish attention to equity, demand drive, decentralization, efficiency, accountability, networking, and funding sustainability.

Fondo nacional de desarrollo cientيfico y tecnolَgico FONDECYT (National fund for scientific and technological development), Chile : competitive agricultural technology funds in developing countries

Berdegue, Julio A. and Escobar, German | 1999
  • Author(s): Berdegue, Julio A. and Escobar, German
  • Publisher: International network of farming systems research methodology
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, funds, competition, chile
The National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development of Chile, FONDECYT is evaluated to determine equity, demand drive, decentralization, efficiency, accountability, networking, and funding sustainability.

Rural diversity, agricultural innovation policies and poverty reduction

Berdegué, Julio A. and Escobar, Germلn | 2002
  • Author(s): Berdegué, Julio A. and Escobar, Germلn
  • Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI). Agricultural research & extension network (AgREN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: rural poverty, agricultural innovations, agricultural research, agricultural extension
An analysis of rural assets in combination with an agricultural knowledge and information systems (AKIS) approach could be used for targeting agricultural innovations to the rural poor.
 

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