book chapter
Integrating agricultural research into an African innovation system
2016 | Pages: 32
Publisher(s): international food policy research institute (ifpri)
Open Access
Citation
Lynam, John; Methu, Joseph; and Waithaka, Michael. 2016. Integrating agricultural research into an African innovation system. In Agricultural research in Africa: Investing in future harvests. Lynam, John; Beintema, Nienke M.; Roseboom, Johannes; and Badiane, Ousmane (Eds.). Chapter 13. Pp. 341-370. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896292123_13
This chapter explores the potential for organizing African agricultural research within an AIS framework. The first section evaluates the principal issues involved within the specific context of the region. The second section presents a concrete example of the approach in the form of a case study. Thereafter, the principal methodologies for bringing about this kind of organizational transformation are reviewed. Finally, existing examples of the region’s use of the AIS approach are reviewed to explore lessons learned to date.