Advancing Agriculture in Developing Countries through Knowledge and Innovation
International Conference
April 7-9, 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Program and Presentations
Tuesday, April 8
Session Five: Knowledge, Innovation, Agricultural Extension, and Education (Parallel Session)
(9:00 - 10:30)
Session 5a (Hilton Ballroom I)
Chair: John Okidi, International Food Policy Research Institute Extension reforms to improve knowledge and innovation for development
Kristin Davis, International Food Policy Research Institute
Presentation (PDF 300K)
A decentralized, farmer-led, market driven extension system: The ATMA model in India
Burton Swanson, University of Illinois
Presentation (PDF 1,095K)
Extension from an innovation systems perspective
Rasheed V. Sulaiman, Center for Research on Innovation and Science Policy
Presentation (PDF 251K)
Demand-driven extension services
Ephraim Nkonya, International Food Policy Research Institute
Presentation (PDF 323K)
Indicators for assessing the status of extension systems and the quality of services
Magdalena Blum, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Presentation (PDF 132K)
Session 5b (Hilton Ballroom II)
Chair: Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics in Eastern, Central and Southern AfricaS Knowledge sharing and innovation in the CGIAR: ICT-KM Program interventions
Enrica Porcari, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Presentation (PDF 1,860K)
Building capacities for innovation systems: Examples from the field
Suresh Chandra Babu, International Food Policy Research Institute
Presentation (PDF 127K)
Building capacity for innovation in food technology and nutrition security
Kumbe Martin, Rural Outreach Program
Presentation (PDF 124K)
Capacity building for innovations in natural resources management: The case of Bunda College, University of Malawi
George Kanyama Phiri, University of Malawi
Presentation (PDF 1,130K)
Spatial knowledge spillover and agricultural growth
John M. Ulimwengu, International Food Policy Research Institute
Presentation (PDF 756K)
(10:30 - 11:00)
Session Six: Knowledge, Innovation, Farmer Organizations, and Capacity Strengthening (Parallel Session)
(11:00 - 12:30)
Session 6a (Hilton Ballroom I)
Chair: John Lynam, Independent Development Consultant
Enabling small producers to engage with markets: The need for multiple skill sets
Geoff Heinrich, Catholic Relief Services
Presentation (PDF 882K)
Institutional innovations in value chains: Linking producer organizations to buyers
Marie-Hélène Collion, World Bank
Presentation (PDF 297K)
Responding to the agricultural crisis using farmers' innovations: Lessons for Senegal's agricultural research and policies
Papa Nouhine Dieye, Institut Senegalais de Recherches Agricoles
Presentation (PDF 495K)
Participatory research through farmer research groups (FRGs)
Kiyoshi Shiratori, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Presentation (PDF 769K)
Session 6b (Hilton Ballroom II)
Chair: Lydia Kimeneye, Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa Knowledge as a factor of production and success factors for knowledge management in a development organization: A company's perspective
Joachim Hofer, GTZ
Presentation (PDF 1,384K)
Exploring the innovation capacity in Ethiopian dairy systems
Tesfaye Lemma, International Livestock Research Institute
Presentation (PDF 802K)
Rural knowledge networks and agricultural innovation: Lessons from Bolivia's smallholder agricultural
Frank Hartwich, Swiss Higher School for Agriculture
Presentation (PDF 640K)
Strengthening capacity for evaluating the economic impacts of agricultural research and development: The case of DREAM
Liangzhi You, International Food Policy Research Institute
Presentation (PDF 451K)
(12:30 - 2:00)
Small Group Discussions: The Way Forward
(2:00 - 3:30)
1. Knowledge and innovation for development in the private sector
2. Knowledge and innovation for development in research
3. Knowledge and innovation for development in capacity strengthening and education
4. Knowledge and innovation for development in extension and farmer organizations
"Digi" voting results
(3:30 - 3:45)
Presentation (PDF 559K)
(3:45 - 4:00)
Session Seven: New Interventions to Increase Investments in Science, Technology, and Innovation
Chair: Ruben Echeverría, Cconsultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(4:00-5:45, Hilton Ballroom)
World Development Report (WDR) and International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)
Eija Pehu, World Bank
Presentation (PDF 333K)
Accelerating innovation with prize rewards: A history and typology of prize contests, with motivation for a new contest design
William Masters, Purdue University
Presentation (PDF 239K)
Globalization of private agricultural research: Opportunities for developing countries?
Carl Pray, Rutgers University
Presentation (PDF 217K)
Biotechechnology, biosafety, and innovation
Jose Falck-Zepeda, International Food Policy Research Institute
Presentation (PDF 993K)
Innovation incentives and indicators: Improving the analysis of science, technology, and innovation in developing-country agriculture
David J. Spielman, International Food Policy Research Institute
Presentation (PDF 809K)
(7:00 - 9:30, Hilton Ballroom II and Ibex Nyala)