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Building Innovation Systems for Small-Scale Agricultural Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Success Factors

Building Innovation Systems for Small-Scale Agricultural Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Success Factors

Olawale Oladipo Adejuwon
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781522501350|ISBN10: 1522501355|EISBN13: 9781522501367
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0135-0.ch012
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Adejuwon, Olawale Oladipo. "Building Innovation Systems for Small-Scale Agricultural Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Success Factors." Handbook of Research on Driving Competitive Advantage through Sustainable, Lean, and Disruptive Innovation, edited by Latif Al-Hakim, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 276-304. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0135-0.ch012

APA

Adejuwon, O. O. (2016). Building Innovation Systems for Small-Scale Agricultural Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Success Factors. In L. Al-Hakim, X. Wu, A. Koronios, & Y. Shou (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Driving Competitive Advantage through Sustainable, Lean, and Disruptive Innovation (pp. 276-304). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0135-0.ch012

Chicago

Adejuwon, Olawale Oladipo. "Building Innovation Systems for Small-Scale Agricultural Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Success Factors." In Handbook of Research on Driving Competitive Advantage through Sustainable, Lean, and Disruptive Innovation, edited by Latif Al-Hakim, et al., 276-304. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0135-0.ch012

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Abstract

The failure of agricultural research systems to provide appropriate technologies to enhance competitiveness in small-scale agricultural activities in sub-Saharan Africa has been well documented. Recognising the peculiarities of such activities, this chapter proposes that a system of innovation where; the actors interact with each other; a combination of science- and experience-based mode of learning and innovation is used and; users provide producers of innovations with feedback will produce appropriate innovations for the sector. It is further hypothesized that the success of this system will be dependent on; the number, scope and strength of interactions among actors; brokerage activities; and an initial successful innovation system for downstream activities. The chapter also undertakes a qualitative assessment of the some-what successful Cassava and the not-so-successful palm oil sectors in Nigeria to highlight the importance of the framework and the differences between successful and ineffective innovation systems.

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