They were once the central element in state-funded research, but now the research bodies need to redefine their role as partners in the innovation process, responding more efficiently to the needs of society and businesses. In agriculture, the concept of innovation was dominated in the past by linear knowledge transfer in the form of new technologies that were essentially generated by public research (research institutes or universities), transferred to the agricultural extension services, and hence to the farmers for adoption. Therefore, the knowledge generated was transferred between the actors by means of mechanisms that were mostly one-directional (conferences, articles in scientific journals or technical publications etc.). This model has achieved successes, but it is equally undeniable that the innovation context in agriculture has changed radically in three ways. The challenges are increasingly complex, many new actors have burst onto the innovation stage in agriculture, e.g. the third sector organisations and producers’ associations, and the general public is also demanding a more active role in the decision-making processes related to the adoption of technological innovations. The chapter offers an outlook for renewal of the agricultural innovation systems based on the Responsible Research and Innovation pillars (RRI).
One option for practically applying innovation systems thinking involves the establishment of innovation platforms (IPs). Such platforms are designed to bring together a variety of different stakeholders to exchange knowledge and resources and take action to solve common problems. Yet...
The privatization of agricultural research and extension establishments worldwide has led to the development of a market for services designed to support agricultural innovation. However, due to market and systemic failures, both supply side and demand side parties in this...
In order to realize the potential of agricultural innovation in family farming, national priorities of sustainably increasing food production and productivity, and reducing hunger and poverty, require rural knowledge institutions to be stronger and communication processes to be improved. This...
This report has the aim of contributing to the PRO AKIS overall goal of exploring and identifying the possibilities, conditions and requirements of rural networks to enhance the farmers’ ability to create, test, implement and evaluate innovation in cooperation with other actors.In...
L’objectif de ce guide est de faciliter la planification et la mise en œuvre des
sessions de formation. Il fait partie du cours de Gestion d’entreprises associatives
rurales en agroalimentaire et a été conçu pour les facilitateurs qui...