Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries
By S. Ayele, A. Duncan, A. Larbi, T. Khanh. 2012
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Fodder scarcity is a perennial problem for many smallholder farmers in developing countries. This paper discusses how fodder technologies and knowledge have been introduced and integrated in diverse livestock production systems in Ethiopia, Syria and Vietnam. A synthesis of lessons learnt shows that fodder innovation is triggered and diffused by actors interacting and learning in networks, and on farms. Fodder innovation, being only one element of livestock value chains, is sustainably enhanced when linked to other innovations and market-oriented activities that optimize productivity gains. Yet innovating smallholder farmers face systemic constraints to access markets, and need to organize in groups to exploit opportunities. The paper concludes that rather than treating innovation systems and value chain approaches to agricultural development as separate tools, the integration of their complementary features enhances smallholders' innovation and market success. Copyright The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press., Oxford University Press.
Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Strategy and Management
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- How is innovation in aquaculture conceptualized and managed? A systematic literature review and reflection framework to inform analysis and action (2017, background): “This body of literature, widely applied in agriculture (Ayele et al., 2012; Devaux et al., 2009; Trienekens, 2011), focuses on institutional frameworks and value chain governance, shaped by the actors present at regional, national, and local level (Gereffi et al.”
- Unravelling the role of innovation platforms in supporting co-evolution of innovation: Contributions and tensions in a smallholder dairy development programme (2013, background): “…development in SSA, and interventi ons increasingly focus on supporting interactio n among multiple actors at different levels in agricultural production systems and value chains to enable innovation and enhance livelihoods (Ayele et al., 2012; Dormon et al., 2007; Hounkonnou et al., 2012 ).”
- Operationalizing inclusive innovation: lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique (2014, background): “In recent years, innovation platforms (IPs) – spaces which allow individuals and organizations to come together to address issues of mutual concern and interest – have been promoted as a mechanism to stimulate inclusive innovation in the context of agricultural value chains (van Rooyen and Homann-Ke”
- Agricultural innovation and inclusive value-chain development: a review (2018, background): “Ayele et al. (2012) present lessons from fodder innovation studies in Ethiopia, Syria, and Vietnam.”
- INNOVATION PLATFORMS: EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR INSTITUTIONAL EMBEDDING IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT (2015, background): “Recent studies on IPs demonstrate their potential in terms of realising coherent agricultural research, development and policy strategies (e.g. Ayele et al., 2012; Kilelu et al., 2013; Schut et al., 2014a; Swaans et al., 2014).”