This paper shows there is a fundamental significance of Social Learning to agricultural innovation, which can be operationalized by framing agricultural innovation as changes in understanding, practices and relationships. The use of Social Learning as a design framework supports the emergence of agricultural innovations that bring equitable benefits, are sustainable and are innovated in context.
In this paper four mini-case studies are presented which demonstrate the breadth of past collective actions that have been undertaken by a substantial proportion of businesses in food value chains, two in Europe and two in Australia. These are (1) the Euro Pool System, (2) Global Standards certification in Europe and globally,
The policy implications of cumulative innovation are essential to consider in order to mitigate risk and capitalise on opportunities as digitalisation transforms agriculture. One project that involves imagining the future of the sector and aims to develop the necessary tools and infrastructure is the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Digiscape Future Science Platform (FSP). This paper explores the policy framework encompassing these tools and elucidates considerations for future governance in Australia.
This paper presents results from an action research intervention aimed at strengthening the role of private sector advisers in the Australian agricultural extension system. Private sector advisers participating in the research identified a number of barriers to their effective inclusion in this system.
This brief discusses the emergence of Asia as a hotpot of innovation and the implications for Australia's own innovation capacity
The main challenge in Indonesia to an innovation-led approach to increasing farm productivity and farmers’ incomes is not due to a lack of good ideas by researchers but rather the lack of effective mechanisms making these ideas available and accessible to farmers.
This report deals with innovation opportunities in the Rice Value Chain.
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This report deals with selected innovations in Nigeria.
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This report deals with the adoption of technological innovations in the case of rice farming in Togo.
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Des organisations efficaces sont indispensables pour assurer un développement durable et, en particulier, dans le domaine de la sécurité alimentaire et de l’agriculture. Ce cours explique comment effectuer une analyse et un développement efficaces des organisations étatiques et non étatiques dans les États Membres, à travers des exemples de changement organisationnel, y compris dans les ministères, les organisations de producteurs et les instituts de recherche.
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