Presentations & Papers received
Key note address
Conceptual and methodological developments in innovation systems. Niels Roeling. Wageningen University. [Keynote paper]
 Presentation (664 kb) Paper (148 kb)
Panel discussion
Innovation systems in health. Joanna Chataway. University of Edinburgh/ESRC. Presentation (568 kb)
Innovation systems and African higher education. Norman Clark. ACTS. (45 kb) Presentation (45 kb)
Application of innovation systems perspective in AR4D: prospects and challenges. Ponniah Anandajayasekeram. IFPRI-ISNAR and ILRI. (297 kb) Presentation (297 kb)
Theme 1: Conceptual and methodological developments in innovation systems
Developing the art and science of innovation systems inquiry: alternative methods for the study of innovation and complexity over time and space. David Spielman, Javier Ekboir & Kristin Davis. Presentation (!! 5 mb) Paper (110 kb) Interactions, externalities, time and space: implications for agricultural innovation systems research. Karl M. Rich, Justin Gardner and David Spielman. Paper (62 kb)
Towards a more integrated theoretical orientation for the study of innovation sustaining networks in Africa. Mazur and Onzere. Presentation (61 kb) Paper (72 kb)
Frameworks for studying grassroot innovations: the case of agricultural knowledge and information system (AKIS) and agricultural innovation system (AIS) perspectives. Amanuel Assefa et al. Presentation (46 kb) Paper (101 kb)
The evolution of national systems of innovation in agriculture and resulting prospects for sub-Sahara Africa: lessons learned. Nicole Rippin & Michael Bruntrup. Presentation (221 kb) Paper (398 kb)
Participatory evaluation of imperfections in interaction between potato stakeholders in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. Peter Gildemacher et al. Paper (92 kb)
Concept and process of "community empowerment and network program". Daigo Makihara et al. Paper (182 kb) Enhancing partnerships for enabling rural innovation in Africa: challenges and prospects for institutionalising innovation partnerships. Pascal C. Sanginga et al. Paper (115 kb)
Theme 2: Strengthening partnerships and other forms of social capital in agricultural innovation systems
Agricultural innovation systems and partership in practice: value chain successes in Ethiopia. Tsedeke Abate et al. EIAR. [Lead Paper] Presentation (!! 5 mb) Strengthening the role of farmers' organizations in agricultural innovation systems: case studies from Benin, Rwanda and Tanzania. Bertus Wennink, Willem Heemskerk & Suzanne Nederlof. Royal Tropical Institute. [Lead Paper] Presentation (1.4 mb) Paper (67 kb)
Research, Private sector, Farmer linkages
From participation to partnerships: a novel way for researchers to accompany innovations processes: emerging lessons and challenges. Henri Hocdé et al. Presentation (428 kb) Paper (136 kb)
Private-public partnerships to improve access to new maize technologies in east and southern Africa. David Spielman et al. Presentation (93 kb)
Collaborative research - a way to maximize research potentials. Osamu Koyama. JIRCAS. Presentation (518 kb) Paper (126 kb)
Harnessing local and outsiders' knowledge: experiences of multi-stakeholder partnership to promote farmer innovation in Ethiopia. Amanuel & Tesfahum. Paper (88 kb)
An innovative partnership approach for increasing the pro-poor impack of livestock research and development activities. D.J. Watson. Paper (63 kb)
Social captial and farmer associations
Smallholder innovation in Ethiopia: concepts, tools and empirical findings. Kristin Davis et al. Presentation (! 2.7 mb) Paper (176 kb)
Kenya network for dissemination of agricultural technologies: unlocking the potential of resource-poor communities in innovative business partnerships. Pascal Kaumbutho, Eston Murithi and Gerald Murithi. Presentation (! 4.1 mb)
Tracking outcomes of social and institutional innovations in natural resource management. Pascal C. Sanginga et al. Presentation (758 kb) Paper (104 kb)
Theme 3: Institutional arrangements, policy options and knowledge-sharing mechanisms.
From bright spots to bright coverage: role of knowledge sharing in enabling innovation through improved research, learning, outscaling and upscaling processes. Nadia Manning et al. [Lead Paper] Presentation (! 2.5 mb) Paper (84 kb) Can the way of funding make a difference in local agricultural innovation systems? Stakeholder-driven funding mechanisms for agricultural innovation. W. Heemskert et al. [Lead Paper] Presentation (313 kb) Paper (68 kb)
Information systems, documentation and knowledge sharing in innovation systems
On-line information service for non-chemical pest management in the Tropics and sub-Tropics (OISAT) project in Kenya. Maryleen Micheni & Noah Lusaka. PELUM. Presentation (551 kb) Paper (225 kb)
The IK bridge to innovation - through endogenous development. Jean T. Gradé & Patrick Van Damme. Presentation (240 kb) Paper (98 kb)
Knowledge sharing and communication strategy in agricultural water system innovations in Makanya catchment, Same district, Tanzania. K.F.G. Masuki et al. Presentation (! 2.1 mb) Paper (95 kb)
Village information and communication centers (VICs) in Rwanda. Silvia Andrea Pérez et al. Paper (114 kb)
Facilitating farmer-to-farmer learning and innovation for enhanced food, nutrition and income security in Kamuli district, Uganda. Robert Mazur et al. Paper (84 kb)
PM&E and the empowerment of producers' organizations. Jean R. Fernandez and Edson Gandarillas. Paper (67 kb)
Application of innovation system concept in the field: experiences from a research team in Uganda. Chris Opondo et al. Paper (117 kb)
Institutional arrangements for promoting innovation
Doing things differently: post-harvest innovation learning alliances in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Brighton M. Mvumi et al. Presentation (136 kb) Paper (143 kb)
Innovative policy change to support urban farmers in Kampala. Nick Hooton, George Nasinyama et al. Presentation (700 kb) Paper (91 kb)
Changing the rules of the game: institutional innovation and change processes in organic agriculture. Michael Hausser et al.Presentation (! 3.3 mb)
Problems and constraints of innovation linkages between R&D and SMEs in developing countries - the case of Tanzania metal work enterprises. Ndugushilu Mafunda. Paper (49 kb)
The role of intellectual property system in innovations in developing countries. George Shemdoe. Paper (70 kb)
From water committees to the emergence of water users association: case study in Mohlapitsi irrigation schemes, Mafefe Ward, South Africa. R.E. Phaladi et al. Paper (68 kb)
Alternative funding mechanisms to promote innovation
Farmer access to innovation resources (FAIR): findings from an internationa review of experiences. Laurens van Veldhuizen, Mariana Wongtschowski & Ann Waters-Bayer. (163 kb) Presentation (163 kb) Paper (107 kb)
Reflections on Prolinnova's FAIR project: local innovation support fund prospects and challenges in promoting innovation. Anton Krone et al. (71 kb) Presentation (71 kb)
Theme 4: Enhancing local innovation processes.
Recognising and enhancing local innovation processes. Ann Waters-Bayer et al. [Lead paper] Presentation (547 kb) Paper (77 kb)
When innovations are not enough: lessons in facilitating innovations from an R&D perspective. Carlos S. Basilio, Lilibeth B. Laranang & Irene M. Adion. [Lead paper] Presentation (!! 4 mb) Paper (48 kb)
Farmer-driven innovaton systems
Farmer innovaton in Uganda: aiding and abetting the land users. W.R.S. Critchley et al. Presentation (!! 1.6 mb)
From a strangler to a nourisher: the case of rice farmers who converted a strangling challenge into a nourishing opportunity. Geoffrey Kamau & Conny Almekinders. Presentation (!! 1.8 mb) Paper (221 kb)
Why do some local innovations die and other diffuse widely? Some insights from the informal introduction of rye into the barley-based cropping systems of the Jeldu highlands, Ethiopia. Elias Zerfu, Berhanu Kuma and Kiflu Bedane. Presentation (165 kb)
Fodder tree development and farmers' innovation ideas to balance multiple household objectives in the Ethiopian highlands. A. Mekoya et al. Paper (72 kb)
Co-building of socio-technical and organisational innovations in fish farming systems in Cameroon. V. Pouomogne et al. Paper (53 kb)
Innovation in Quinoa cultivation in Bolivia. Effects of social interaction and the absorptive capabilities of small producers. J.L. Soto Paper (100 kb)
Enhancing innovation
Farmer Field Schools for Rural empowerment and life-long learning: experiences in Kenya. André de Jager et al. Presentation (614 kb) Paper (97 kb)
Change agents facilitate cross-border diffusion of collective action innovation among pastoral women. D. Layne Coppock et al. Presentation (260 kb) Paper (55 kb)
Innovation methods for linking farmers to input markets through farmer field school networks for increased production and food security. M.B. Muli et al. Paper (46 kb)
PID/PTD
Linking child nutrition and soil nutrition: social and insitutional innovations in Malawi. Lizzie Shumba et al. Presentation (! 1.4 mb)
Scale-up of Napier fodder: a case of institutional innovation in small farmer dairying. V.L. Prasad et al. Presentation (! 1 mb) Paper (112 kb)
Mechanisms for scaling-up tress domestication: how grassroots organisations become agents of change. Ann Degrande et al. Presentation (! 1.6 mb) Paper (122 kb)
Scaling out benefits of technologies through farmer field school networks: A case of INM technologies. H.M. Saha et al. Paper (71 kb)
Theme 5: Market-led innovation in agriculture.
Enabling rural innovation in Africa: an approach for empowering farmers to exploit market opportunities and improve livelihoods. Susan Kaaria et al. [Lead paper] Presentation (991 kb) Paper (131 kb)
Partnerships for enhancing market-led innovation processes -experiences and lessons from IPMS Ethiopia. Ranjitha Puskur et al. [Lead paper] Presentation (! 1.1 mb) Paper (118 kb)
Organising for market innovations
Sustaining gari marketing enterprises for rural livelihoods: farmers' indigenous innovations in southeastern Nigeria. Kenneth Chikwado Ekwe & Nwachukwu Ike. Presentation (550 kb) Paper (80 kb)
Export promotion of organic products from Africa. Development through trade. Florence Nagawa, Alastair Taylor & Bo van Elzakkker. Presentation (154 kb) Paper (49 kb)
Boom or bust: strategies to exploit market opportunities for apple farmers in Kabale, Uganda. Gard Turyamureeba et al. Presentation (79 kb) Paper (142 kb)
Enhancing market innovations
Rural market imperfections and the role of institutions for collective action to improve markets for the poor. Bekele A. Shiferaw et al. Presentation (! 1.2 mb) Paper (98 kb)
How to reconcile product standarisation and diversity of agricultural practices. A challenge for research action in partnership: the case of farmers' organizations in Costa Rica exporting Marginata verde and pineapple. Guy Faure, Henri Hocdé & Eduardo Chia. Presentation (851 kb) Paper (69 kb)
"Give us...our markets!" Facilitating transactions and retaining added value locally. Case study from Tanzania. T.J. Lasalle and S.R. Ruvuga. Paper (298 kb)
Sustaining smallholder farmer linkages to high value markets: the role of internal savings and credit institutions. J. Barigye et al. Paper (40 kb)
Socio-economic factors affecting village poultry keeping in Ethiopia and their implications for innovation research approaches. H.A. Aklilu, C.J.M. Almekinders and H.M.J. Ado. Paper (78 kb)
Theme 6: Building capacity for innovation systems
Building inter-institutional capacity for rural innovation: experience from Uganda, Kenya and South Africa. Richard Hawkins et al. [Lead paper]  Presentation (270 kb) Paper (102 kb)
Developing systemic skills to foster innovations in African universities: the personal mastery / soft skills experiment at Makerere University. Jurgen Hagmann, Paul Kibwika & Adipala Ekwamu. [Lead paper] Presentation (565 kb)
Capacity building with agricultural research and extension systems
Building competencies for innovation in agricultural research. Synthesis of experiences and lessons learned in Uganda. D. Akullo et al. Presentation (342 kb) Paper (69 kb)
Competence challenges of demand-led agricultural research and extension in Uganda. Paul Kibwika et al. Presentation (254 kb) Paper (108 kb)
Engaging stakeholders in PM&E: implications for organisational learning and change. Jemimah Njuki et al. Presentation (626 kb) Paper (168 kb)
Developing facilitation competence as a strategy for scaling up participatory extension approaches: South African case. H.J. Ngwenya, J. Hagmann & J. Ramaru. Presentation (292 kb) Paper (232 kb)
Evaluating the impact of regional research and training networks in meeting Africa's socio-economic development objectives. J.P.R. Ochieng Odero Paper (262 kb)
Capacity building within institutions of higher learning and partner organisations
Agricultural research for development (ARD) as an approach to collective innovation in R&D and education systems: towards enhanced support of the 2nd agricultural economy in South Africa. Aart-Jan Verschoor et al. Presentation (65 kb) Paper (69 kb)
Encouraging university teachers and students to promote local innovation. Transforming agricultural education. Mitiku Haile. Presentation (32 kb)
Innovation response capacity for livestock sector in Ethiopia. Ekin Keskin. Presentation (315 kb) Paper (81 kb)
Forging links with R&D institutions to institutionalise PID: a mechanism adopted by PROLINNOVA South Africa. Brigid Letty et al. Presentation (66 kb)
Mainstreaming farmer innovativeness in WAD goat genetic improvement schemes in the development of sustainable goat productivity systems in Southwestern Nigeria. S.O. Oseni, B.A. Ajayi and M. Ishola. Paper (433 kb)
Closing
Closing remarks by Peter Matlon, Rockefeller Foundation. (19 kb)
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