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Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gatzweiler, Franz W.
Other Authors: von Braun, Joachim.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2016.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Innovation for Marginalized Smallholder Farmers and Development: An Overview and Implications for Policy and Resear...
  • Introduction
  • Defining Small Farms Comprehensively
  • Determinants of ``Smallness ́́of Farms
  • Patterns and Change of Small Farms
  • Size and Productivity
  • Persisting Rural Poverty and Untapped Potential
  • Innovation Strategies for the Rural Poor
  • Overview: Innovative Intensification and Diversification for and with Marginalized Small Farmers
  • Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Research
  • References
  • Part I: Innovation for the Rural Poor: Theory, Trends and Impacts
  • Chapter 2: Institutional and Technological Innovations in Polycentric Systems: Pathways for Escaping Marginality
  • Innovation in Polycentric Systems
  • Marginality in Polycentric Systems
  • Pathways Out of Marginality: Institutional and Technological Innovations
  • Enabling and Inhibiting Functions of Institutions
  • Horizontal and Vertical Value Creating Institutions in Polycentric Order
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security: Impacts and Trends
  • Introduction
  • Current FNS Situation
  • The Main Features of Technological and Institutional Innovations for FNS
  • The Impacts of Innovations
  • The Impact of New Platform Technology
  • ICT
  • Biofortification
  • The Impact of Traditional Technology Through the Home Garden
  • Future Trends and Priorities of FNS Innovation: A Stakeholder Survey
  • General FNS Awareness
  • Agricultural Innovations and FNS
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Psychology of Innovation: Innovating Human Psychology?
  • Creative Process, Marginality and the Need to Innovate/Renovate
  • Innovation as the `Lava ́from the Fount of Creativity: Few Behavioral Characteristics.
  • Psychology Behind Innovations
  • Modelling Creativity in Innovation Management
  • Innovation Diffusion: Identifying Barriers and Processes of Change
  • Some Self-introspective Questions: Poverty or Innovations?
  • Where Is Novelty and Innovation in the Lives of the Poor and Why Is It Necessary?
  • Do Poverty, Deprivation, and Adversity Mar Capacities That Drive Novelty-Seeking Behavior?
  • References
  • Chapter 5: An Optimization Model for Technology Adoption of Marginalized Smallholders
  • Background
  • Theoretical Analysis
  • The Optimization Problem for Rural Households Under the Poverty Line
  • The Optimization Problem for Rural Households Under the Survival Line
  • Theoretical Support for Government Intervention
  • Budget Injection for Extremely Poor Rural Households
  • The Improvement of Technology Adoption
  • Improvement in Input Elasticities
  • Reduction of Transaction Costs
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Part II: Diversification of Agricultural Production and Income
  • Chapter 6: The BRAC Approach to Small Farmer Innovations
  • Introduction
  • BRAC Agriculture and Food Security Program: Partnership Is the Key
  • BRAC Innovations for Small Farmer Agriculture
  • Technology Innovation
  • G-1: Market Share of BRAC Seed in Bangladesh
  • Technology with Financial Support
  • Agriculture Commodities Marketing Support
  • Extension Innovation
  • BRAC Innovations and the Future Outlook for Agriculture and Food Security Programs
  • Bangladesh
  • BRAC International
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Agricultural Research and Extension Linkages in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia
  • Introduction
  • Research: Extension Linkage Models
  • History of Research and Extension Organizations and Linkage in Ethiopia
  • Current Mechanisms for Research and Extension Linkage
  • Conclusions
  • References.
  • Chapter 8: Institutional Innovations for Encouraging Private Sector Investments: Reducing Transaction Costs on the Ethiopian F...
  • Introduction
  • Seed Production in Ethiopia
  • Why Is There Not More Investment in Seed Production?
  • Institutions Preventing the Private Sector from Increasing Seed Production
  • What Is the Nature of Transaction Costs Arising in the Ethiopian Seed System?
  • The Direct Seed Marketing Pilots
  • Institutional Innovations to Improve Seed Supply and Access to Improved Seed
  • How Can These Changes Be Brought About?
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Agricultural Service Delivery Through Mobile Phones: Local Innovation and Technological Opportunities in Kenya
  • Introduction
  • Kenyaś ICT Ecosystem for Local Entrepreneurs
  • Opportunities
  • Network Infrastructure
  • A Supportive Innovation Environment
  • Government Policy
  • M-Pesa
  • A Growing Customer Base
  • and Challenges
  • M-Services for Kenyan Farmers
  • Box 9.1: The Case of M-Farm
  • Mobile Technology Outlook
  • Diversity of Mobile Connected Devices
  • Internet of Things
  • Capitalizing on Big Networks
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Identification and Acceleration of Farmer Innovativeness in Upper East Ghana
  • Introduction
  • Farmer Innovation Contest
  • Impact Evaluation of Farmer Field Fora
  • Farmer Field Fora
  • Empirical Method
  • Data
  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Probability of FFF Participation
  • Effect of FFF Participation on Farmer Innovation
  • Conclusions
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1: List of Applications Received in Innovation Contest Rounds 2012 and 2013, as Well as Additional 20 Innovations Ide...
  • Appendix 2: Test of Matching Quality (Kernel Matching)
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Gender, Social Equity and Innovations in Smallholder Farming Systems: Pitfalls and Pathways
  • Introduction.
  • Gender and the Adoption of Agricultural Innovations
  • Concepts
  • Analytical Categories for Identifying Opportunities and Trade-Offs in Innovations
  • Technological Innovations in Agriculture from a Gender and Social Perspective
  • The Case of Conservation Agriculture
  • The Case of Small-Scale Biomass Production for Decentralized Bio-energy
  • Opportunities and Pathways to Enhance Gender and Social Equity Through Sustainable Intensification
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Technology Options for Poor Rural Farmers
  • Background
  • Evaluating Technologies for Innovation assessmentSustainable Agriculture
  • Analytical Framework
  • Criteria for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Application of the Tool
  • Results
  • Limitations of the Framework
  • Future Research Needs
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management Innovations in Central Asia
  • Introduction
  • The Conceptual Framework
  • Constraints, Drivers and Impacts of SLM Adoption in Central Asia
  • Lessons Learnt from Previous Experiences
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 14: Biomass-Based Value Webs: A Novel Perspective for Emerging Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Challenges for the Food and Agricultural System in Sub-Saharan African Countries
  • Africaś Biomass Potential
  • The Emerging Bioeconomy
  • The Bioeconomy Will Intensify the Ties Between Biomass Production and Processing
  • Change Perspectives Towards an Innovative Approach: Biomass-Based Value Web
  • Conclusions and Implications
  • References
  • Part III: Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture
  • Chapter 15: Adoption of Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties in Bangladesh
  • Introduction
  • Data
  • Sampling
  • Survey Questionnaire
  • Training and Survey Administration
  • Data Entry, Cleaning, and Analysis
  • Profile of Survey Farmers.
  • Household Characteristics
  • Inequality in Distribution of Operated Land
  • Farm-Size Groups and Size of Operated Land
  • Patterns of Land Tenure
  • Irrigation
  • Share of Rice Crops on Total Rice Land
  • Usage of Modern Rice Varieties
  • Usage of CSISA-Promoted Rice Varieties by Number of Rice Farmers in the FTF Zone
  • Area Covered by CSISA-Promoted Rice Varieties
  • Paddy Yields
  • Patterns of Seed Use
  • The Determinants of Farmers ́Adoption and Duration of Farm Technologies
  • Cohort Analysis and Survivor Functions of CSISA Varieties
  • Determinants of Time-to-Adoption of CSISA Varieties
  • Determinants of Duration of CSISA Varieties Technology
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 16: More Than Cereal-Based Cropping Innovations for Improving Food and Livelihood Security of Poor Smallholders in Mar...
  • Introduction
  • Conceptual Framework and Methods for Analysis
  • Selection of Study Areas, Sample for Assessment and Survey Methodology
  • Results and Discussion
  • Bio-Physical Conditions for the Poor SHs in the Marginal Sub-Districts in Bangladesh: Unused Potentials
  • Box 16.1: Farmers Are Physically Weak and Naturally Vulnerable
  • Number and Characteristics of the Poor at Each Poverty Strata
  • Poor SHs Livelihood Capitals as Per Stratification
  • Poor SHs ́Livelihood Opportunities and Income Pattern Across Poverty Strata
  • Segmentation of Poor SHs: Findings from Cluster Analysis
  • Technology Innovations for Poor Small Holders and the Barriers: Beyond Crop Technology Innovations
  • Conclusions
  • Annex 1: Characteristics of Poor SHs with Regard to Crop Technology Innovations in Marginality Hotspots with Agricultural Pote...
  • Annex 2: Strata of Specific Livelihood Options for Poor SHs in Marginality Hotspots in Bangladesh
  • Annex 3: Technology Innovations for Marginal Areas: Results from the TIGA Perception Study 2013
  • References.
  • Chapter 17: Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System in Bangladesh: An Ex-ante Value Chain Evaluation Framework.

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