Understanding how participatory approaches foster innovation

Douthwaite, Boru; Beaulieu, Nathalie; Lundy, Mark; Peters, D.

doi:10.3763/ijas.2009.0339

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“…To address complex agricultural problems, continuous stakeholder participation in describing and explaining problems, and exploring, designing and implementing solutions has been proposed (Douthwaite et al, 2009;Neef and Neubert, 2011). Involvement of stakeholders is essential for three reasons.…”

Section: Stakeholder Perceptions Dependencies and Collaboration In Ementioning

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Participatory appraisal of institutional and political constraints and opportunities for innovation to address parasitic weeds in rice

Schut

Rodenburg²,

Klerkx

et al. 2015

Crop Protection

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Section: Stakeholder Perceptions Dependencies and Collaboration In Ementioning

confidence: 99%

Participatory appraisal of institutional and political constraints and opportunities for innovation to address parasitic weeds in rice

Schut

Rodenburg²,

Klerkx

et al. 2015

Crop Protection

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“…Recurrent failure of the 'old' linear technology transfer approach to realize the development potential of Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) and instil transitions to sustainable agriculture, stimulated scientists to better consider the complex context in which technologies were to be applied Pamuk et al 2015;Rö ling 2009). A gradual shift took place from narrow technology-oriented approaches to more holistic systems approaches that focus on understanding how interactions between different value chains, actors, and organizations across different levels influence agricultural innovation processes (Douthwaite et al 2009;Klerkx et al 2012). In line with generic debates on the emergence of a more interactive and transdisciplinary science (Schut et al 2014;Turnhout et al 2013;Wittmayer and Sch€ apke 2014), this has prompted a reorientation of AR4D enlarging the scope of problems targeted and the groups of stakeholders that participate in finding solutions to these problems (Adekunle and Fatunbi 2012; technological change trajectory or system change is analyzed, for example, around biotechnology or precision farming (Eastwood et al 2017;Hall 2005;Klerkx et al 2012).…”

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Compositional dynamics of multilevel innovation platforms in agricultural research for development

Lamers

Schut²,

Klerkx

et al. 2017

Science and Public Policy

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Innovation platforms (IPs) form a popular vehicle in agricultural research for development (AR4D) to facilitate stakeholder interaction, agenda setting, and collective action toward sustainable agricultural development. In this article, we analyze multilevel stakeholder engagement in fulfilling seven key innovation system functions. Data are gathered from experiences with interlinked community and (sub)national IPs established under a global AR4D program aimed at stimulating sustainable agricultural development in Central Africa. Our findings show that all innovation systems functions required multilevel action, but that fulfillment of specific functions demands for strategic involvement of specific stakeholders at specific levels. We observed that a research-and dissemination-oriented sequence in the functions was prioritized in AR4D IPs and argue that such a sequence may be different in other types of (business) IPs. Our findings provide an incentive to think function oriented about compositional dynamics (stakeholder groups * levels) in innovation processes, rather than striving for equal stakeholder participation.

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“…The concept of innovation requires knowing and understanding the perceptions and dynamics of different actors because every innovation process affects different players with diverse and dynamic behaviors. People, particularly those with limited resources in developing countries, need to learn to innovate (Douthwaite, Beaulieu, Lundy, & Peters, 2009). It is necessary to leave the linear approach.…”

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Adults’ Education and Agricultural Innovation: A Social Learning Approach

Barrantes

Yagüe

2015

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Social learning processes can be the basis of a method of agricultural innovation that involves expert and empirical knowledge. In this sense, the objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness and sustainability of an innovation process, understood as social learning, in a group of small farmers in the southern highlands of Peru. Innovative proposals and its permanence three years after the process finished were evaluated. It was observed that innovation processes generated are maintained over time; however, new innovations are not subsequently generated. We conclude that adult learning processes and innovation based on social learning are more effective and sustainable; however, the farmers internalization in innovation processes is given longer term.

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Understanding how participatory approaches foster innovation

Cited by 41 publications

References 5 publications

Participatory appraisal of institutional and political constraints and opportunities for innovation to address parasitic weeds in rice

Participatory appraisal of institutional and political constraints and opportunities for innovation to address parasitic weeds in rice

Compositional dynamics of multilevel innovation platforms in agricultural research for development

Adults’ Education and Agricultural Innovation: A Social Learning Approach

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