A5074366384- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Open Source Software Innovations
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Food Drying and Modeling
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Food composition and properties
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Global Politics and Economy
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
- Russia and Soviet political economy
- Economic and Business Development Strategies
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
2022-2023
Wageningen University & Research
2015-2023
International Livestock Research Institute
2023
University of Kigali
2020
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
2015-2018
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
2015-2016
SUMMARY Innovation Platforms (IPs) are seen as a promising vehicle to foster paradigm shift in agricultural research for development (AR4D). By facilitating interaction, negotiation and collective action between farmers, researchers other stakeholders, IPs can contribute more integrated, systemic innovation that is essential achieving impacts. However, successful implementation of requires institutional change within AR4D establishments. The objective this paper reflect on the...
This study identifies entry points for innovation sustainable intensification of agricultural systems. An systems approach is used to provide a holistic image (relations between) constraints faced by different stakeholder groups, the dimensions and causes these constraints, intervention levels, timeframes types innovations needed. Our data shows that are mainly economic institutional nature. Constraints caused absence, or poor functioning institutions such as policies markets, limited...
Multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) are seen as a promising vehicle to achieve agricultural development impacts. By increasing collaboration, exchange of knowledge and influence mediation among farmers, researchers other stakeholders, MSPs supposedly enhance their 'capacity innovate' contribute the 'scaling innovations'. The objective this paper is explore capacity innovate scaling potential three in Burundi, Rwanda South Kivu province located eastern part Democratic Republic Congo (DRC). In...
Scaling of innovations is a key requirement for addressing societal challenges in sectors such as health, agriculture, and the environment. Research development (R4D) programs, projects other interventions struggle to make particular go scale. Current conceptualizations scaling are often too simplistic; more systemic multidimensional perspectives, frameworks measures needed. There gap between new complexity-aware theories perspectives on innovation, tools approaches that can improve...
SUMMARY Innovation platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra agricultural research for development projects and programmes. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve outcomes, hence need a space where they can learn, negotiate coordinate overcome challenges capture opportunities through facilitated innovation process. Although much has been written how implement facilitate efficiently, few studies support ex-ante appraisal when what purpose provide an...
Multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) have been playing an increasing role in interventions aiming to generate and scale innovations agricultural systems. However, the contribution of MSPs achieving scaling has varied, many factors reported be important for their performance. This paper aims provide evidence on innovation by focusing three developing country cases Burundi, Democratic Republic Congo, Rwanda. Through social network analysis logistic models, studies changes characteristics...
Multi-stakeholder platforms have become mainstream in projects, programmes and policy interventions aiming to improve innovation livelihoods systems, i.e. research for development low- middle-income contexts. However, the evidence multi-stakeholder platforms' contribution performance of their added value is not compelling. This paper focuses on stakeholder participation as one channels interventions, participation. It uses a quantitative approach utilizes descriptive statistics ARIMA models....
Cassava's transformation into an industrial raw material necessitates new processing techniques that improve quality while lowering costs.Drying has been identified as a major bottleneck in the production of high-quality cassava flour (HQCF) and expansion its application Sub-Sahara African.This triggered efforts towards developing energy-efficient flash dryer for flour/starch at small scale.A scaled-up version prototype installed International Center Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali,...
There is increasing awareness of the importance gender in natural resource management. Especially for communities dependent upon forests their livelihoods, roles and relations can affect access to forest resources, income food generating activities. As a consequence, mediated products may lead different security outcomes women, men children. Because cross-cutting issue many development, research state institutions, this study examines existing evidence base related gendered low middle...
Abstract Complexity-sensitive decision support approaches (CSDSA) have gained prominence in the research for development (R4D) sector. However, limited attention has been given to critically examining underlying causal assumptions of CSDSAs and their overall effectiveness navigating complexity achieving desired outcomes. Scaling Readiness emerged as a novel CSDSA that is increasingly applied R4D programs low- middle-income countries improve scaling innovation. This study offers theory-based...
Abstract Malnutrition remains a global challenge contributing to 45% of child mortality worldwide. Agri‐nutrition‐sensitive interventions have been judged as cost‐effective in addressing the key underlying determinants nutrition. There is conclusive evidence nutritional benefits from agriculture‐related programs such orange‐fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) program vitamin A deficiency which affects an estimated 165 million children under five globally. However, are complex and require...
This study was designed and carried out to ascertain the situation perceptions of end users cassava flash drying equipment in Nigeria with aim giving suggestions policies approaches for improved technology. Forty-one processing firms were selected interviewed. Descriptive analyses used a logistic regression model estimated. The results revealed that 49% stopped using their dryers due low demand high-quality flour (HQCF) resulting from high cost occasioned by an inefficient heat-generating...
The international development and social impact evidence community is divided about the use of machine-centered approaches in carrying out systematic reviews maps. While some researchers argue that such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, text mining, automated semantic analysis, translation bots are superior to human-centered ones, others claim opposite. We a hybrid approach combining elements can have higher effectiveness, efficiency, societal relevance than either achieve alone....