Technology and innovation
Technology – plant breeding and genetic modification of seeds, fertiliser inputs, disease control measures, water management; appropriate governance of technology in the agriculture sector; varied perspectives on technology and innovation with a particular focus on biotechnology and the role of the private sector.
Latest Documents
- From manual to mechanical harvesting: reducing environmental impacts and increasing cogeneration potential
- P. Ninô de Carvalho (ed) / Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2012
- The pre-harvest burning of sugarcane leaves is a common practice that enables manual pickers to collect the crop quickly, suffering less personal injury. The burning process, however, has negative impacts on the environment, on human ...
- A model for ICT based services for agriculture extension in Pakistan
- M. Siraj 2012
- DFID’s research strategy 2008-2013 includes elements that focus on finding ways to utilise new technologies for poverty alleviation. The use of new technology in alleviating poverty will only be achieved if people are convinced o...
- ICTs and National Agricultural Research Systems – The case of Tanzania
- B. Kapange / Tanzania Online, 2010
- The current research and extension system in Tanzania is mainly public funded, although decentralizing and rightsizing the research establishment have relieved the government's budget strain through complete privatization of major cas...
- Using ICT to reduce transaction costs in agriculture through better communication: A case-study from Sri Lanka
- H. D. Silvia / Lirne.Net, 2012
- This paper considers the specific role of information and communication technologies [ICT] in reducing transaction costs in agriculture by enabling timely and affordable communication. Segmenting transaction costs in to several compon...
- The Relevance of Content in ICT Initiatives in Indian Agriculture
- C. Glendenning / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012
- This paper examines the content development and management processes occurring in six well-known ICT projects in Indian agriculture. There are important lessons to be learned from a case study of this process. Content management and d...
- Well-designed IPR legislation is critical for small-scale farmers to continue as stewards of agro-biodiversity
- R. Andersen / South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2007
- Farmers’ rights are about enabling farmers to continue as stewards and innovators of agro-biodiversity, and about rewarding them for their contribution to the global genetic pool. This policy brief outlines central challenges an...
- Farmer-Based Seed Multiplication in the Ethiopian Seed System: Approaches, Priorities & ...
- D. Alemu / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- Working Paper 36 by Dawit Alemu At the advent of Ethiopia’s new economic development plan, the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) 2010 - 2015, the Farmer-Based Seed Multiplication (FBSM) programme has increased hope...
- Agro-Dealers and the Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology Policy in Kenya
- H. Odame / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- Working Paper 33 Political Economy of Cereal Seed Systems in Africa project by Hannington Odame and Elijah Muange December 2011 Public and private actors and their networks are committing substantial resourc...
- Seeds and Subsidies: The Political Economy of Input Support Programmes in Malawi
- B. Chinsinga / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- Policy Brief 46 This FAC Policy Brief examines the political economy of input programmes and identifies maize and input subsidies as central to agricultural political debates. Subsidy programmes that are centred on the supply o...
- Can Agro-dealers deliver the Green Revolution in Kenya?
- H. Odame / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- Policy Brief 45 In a bid to return the country to food self-sufficiency, the Government of Kenya has been spearheading strategies for a new ‘Green Revolution’ in the food producing sector, as spelt out in its Strategy...
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