| Titre |
Defying “the pervasive bias” against African smallholders: identifying entry points for institutional change |
| Auteurs |
ADJEI-NSIAH SAMUEL [1],
ADU-ACHEAMPONG RICHARD [2],
DEBRAH KOFFI [3],
DEMBELE JP [4],
SOUMANO LASSINE [5],
OUOLOGUEM BARA [6],
SAIDOU ALIOU [7],
VISSOH VINASSÉHO PIERRE [8],
ZANNOU BOUKARI ELISABETH TOHOUÉDÉ [9],
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| Journal: |
Development in Practice |
| Catégorie Journal: |
Internationale |
| Impact factor: |
0.75 |
| Volume Journal: |
23 |
| DOI: |
10.1080/09614524.2013.811220 |
| Resume |
African smallholders face few opportunities that can be captured through new technologies alone. Analysis of the institutional context in which they work opens new pathways for innovation. This article synthesises nine studies that attempted such analysis. Using mixed
appraisal methods, the studies identify institutional conditions that explain the, often unsatisfactory,
outcomes of smallholders, as well as entry points for changing them. Instead of at the farm or community levels, Participatory Innovation System Analysis seeks at higher
levels to identify actors, networks and mechanisms that maintain or can change the “pervasive bias against the small farm sector” in SSA. |
| Mots clés |
Environment (built and natural) - Agriculture; Methods; Sub-Saharan Africa; Innovation
systems; Institutional innovation; Scoping studies; Smallholder opportunity; Value chains |
| Pages |
857 - 871 |
| Fichier |
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