Contribution of innovation intermediaries in agricultural innovation: the case of agricultural R&D in Tanzania
| Autor: | Amon Z. Mattee, Beatus A. T. Kundi, Athman H. Mgumia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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biology
Computer Networks and Communications business.industry Agricultural communication Development biology.organism_classification Computer Science Applications Supply and demand Intermediary Tanzania Agriculture Economics Intermediation Economic system business Industrial organization Civil and Structural Engineering Diversity (business) Agribusiness |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development. 7:151-160 |
| ISSN: | 2042-1346 2042-1338 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/20421338.2015.1023644 |
| Popis: | With the current global economic reforms and advances in science, the move has been towards privatisation of the agricultural knowledge infrastructure. However, inadequate capacity of agricultural entrepreneurs and the diversity in the characteristics of the agricultural technologies have created market and system failures, resulting in imbalances of the supply and demand of technologies and hampering private agricultural business development. Experience from countries with mature innovation systems indicates the emergence of innovation intermediaries that facilitate agricultural entrepreneurs to innovate. Using a case-study approach, the present study identified and mapped the recipients of technologies from agricultural research institutions in Tanzania and analysed the extent to which ‘innovation intermediation roles’ have been applied by recipients in relation to demand articulation, network brokerage and innovation process management. Through an in-depth analysis of twelve cases, the study revealed t... |
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