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To what extent can local-led innovation platforms tackle complex agricultural development challenges? Insights from Madagascar
- Source :
- Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2021, online first, pp.1-24. ⟨10.1080/1389224X.2021.1997769⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2021.
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Abstract
- International audience; PurposeTo investigate the emergence and specificities of local-led innovation platforms (IPs) in Madagascar and contrast them with neighbouring research-led IPs.Design/methodology/approachWe developed a multi-disciplinary framework combining insights from the literature on IP, innovation support services, and innovative networks. Using an exploratory multiple case study approach, we used this framework to analyse eight IPs in Madagascar.Findings(i) local-led IPs are problem oriented, (ii) there is a gap between the stated objectives of the IPs and their activities, (iii) their significant shortcomings result from weak or lacking inter-organisational management practices.Practical ImplicationsWe propose concrete avenues for strengthening local-led IPs by building their capacity to innovate at the individual, organisational and network levels.Theoretical ImplicationsWe contribute to refining IP assessment methods with an operational framework based on a small subset of variables, focusing on activities, shortcomings, and inter-organisational management practices. We also call for further research into innovation network capacities.Originality/ValueOur study sheds light on less documented local-led IPs. From a critical point of view, it shows that, despite the interest they attract among donors, local-led IPs suffer from specific weaknesses and require substantial support, especially when they operate in weak enabling environments.
- Subjects :
- Value (ethics)
Agricultural development
Knowledge management
Droit de propriété intellectuelle
Computer science
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Geography, Planning and Development
Développement agricole
inter-organisational management practices
[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
Education
Local-led dynamics
Originality
Multidisciplinary approach
0502 economics and business
Madagascar
Innovation platforms
Innovation
Capacity to innovate
Practical implications
Management practices
E10 - Économie et politique agricoles
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business.industry
05 social sciences
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Plateforme d’innovation
Assessment methods
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Multiple case
développement des capacités
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
business
050203 business & management
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17508622 and 1389224X
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....766f6f453101fdb853a7216e93706cde