THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL R&D WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK
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2024
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Civil Services Academy,walton Lahore
Abstract
This paper traces the evolution of the innovation systems framework within the agricultural sector in
Sub-Saharan Africa, and presents a conceptual framework for agricultural innovation systems. The
difference between innovation ecology/ecosystems and intervention-based innovations systems is
highlighted, given that these two concepts are used at different levels in promoting and sustaining
agricultural innovations. The role of open innovation, innovation platforms, and innovation
intermediaries in catalyzing, enhancing, and facilitating the innovation process are discussed, as is the
role of R&D in the innovation process. The paper goes on to consider the interconnectedness of the
innovation systems perspective and value-chain analysis in agricultural R&D processes, before
summarizing the current status of agricultural R&D in Sub-Saharan Africa, lessons from past experience,
and implications and key challenges confronting development practitioners in institutionalizing the
agricultural innovation systems concept within the agricultural R&D in the region. Finally, some key
conclusions and areas for investment are presented
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90 pages.