This book examines how agricultural innovation arises in four
African countries – Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda –
through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value
chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock.
Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the
context of a complex agricultural innovation system involving many
actors and interactions. The volume is based on qualitative interviews
with agribusiness representatives that were designed to shed light on
their experiences on public policies that either enhances or impedes
innovation in Africa’s agriculture sector.
Following are the volume's main messages on policies,
institutions and strategies that nurture innovation in the agriculture
sector: 1) agribusiness innovation is in many cases driven by the need
to maintain grades and standards within the value chain, not only in
the case of export markets, but also in evolving domestic and urban
markets and value chains; 2) that staple food sector has potential to
be a source of growth, innovation and poverty reduction; 3) successes
in value chain innovation and agribusiness production depend critically
on the structure of the whole agricultural innovation system and are
highly context specific; 4) especially successful innovation were
dependent on creating synergies between market-based and
knowledge-based interactions and strong linkages within and beyond the
value chain; and 5) the public sector’s innovation support has to
extend to interactions, collective action and broader public-private
partnership programs.
This book will be of interest to policymakers, agribusiness leaders,
farmer organizations, NGOs, and researchers.
"The Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) framework is
being seen increasingly as a very useful way of analyzing and
understanding the extraordinarily complex group of actors and
interactions needed for agricultural innovation and growth. The Forum
for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and its constituent
subregional organizations in Africa promote this framework through the
application of the Integrated Agricultural Research for Development
(IAR4D).Where the book adds value is by addressing the evolution of
agricultural innovation in four African countries within the context of
AIS, with a focus on the roles of agribusinesses and public policies. I
strongly recommend this book to policy makers, agribusiness leaders,
farmer organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and researchers in
research institutes and universities who are interested in agricultural
innovation in Africa."
- Dr. Monty Jones, Executive Secretary,
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
"The future of African development depends on the ability to
accelerate innovation by capitalizing on the creativity of African
farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs. This book addresses the
question of how this might be done. It not only demonstrates the value
of an innovation system as a way of exploring this question, but it
illustrates how this can identify new high-performing policy options
for strengthening innovation capacity. The main message of the book is
that innovation is underway in African value chains. It is not driven
by research, but by entrepreneurs, networks, and supportive policies.
The book contributes to the mounting evidence that suggests that
efforts to accelerate African agricultural innovation needs to expand
far beyond the traditional focus on agricultural research and
extension."
- Dr. Andy Hall, LINK Coordinator,
United Nations University, MERIT, Maastricht
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. INTRODUCTION AND MAIN MESSAGES
Ronald Kim, Kurt Larsen, and Florian Theus
Agriculture and Development • The Sub-Saharan African Context and
Focus of the Book • A Changing Landscape • Agricultural
Innovation Systems • Agribusiness, Value Chains, and Public
Policies • Main Messages
1. Value Chains, Innovation, and Public Policies in African
Agriculture: A Synthesis of Four Country Studies
John Lynam and Florian Theus
Agricultural Innovation Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Value Chains
• Agricultural Innovation Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beyond
the Value Chains—Support Structures and Services and the
Intermediary Domain • Agricultural Innovation Systems in
Sub-Saharan Africa: The Impact of Public Policies and Institutions on
Agribusiness Innovation • Conclusion
PART II. THE AGRIBUSINESS COUNTRY REPORTS
2. Ghana: Cassava, Cocoa, and Poultry
George Essegbey
Executive Summary • Background and Policy Context • An
Overview of the Subsectors and Their Value Chains • Innovation in
the Subsectors: Innovations within the Value Chains • Support
Structures and Services • Coordination within the Innovation
System: The Systems Approach • Public Policy Influence on
Agribusiness Innovations • Conclusion and Summary of
Recommendations
3. Kenya: Maize, Tomato, and Dairy
Hannington Odame, Philliph Musyoka, and Joseph Kere
Executive Summary • Introduction to KenyaA?s Agricultural Sector
• Overview of the Subsectors, their Value Chains, and Innovations
• Links and Coordination within the Innovation System •
Public Policy Influence on Agribusiness Innovations •
Conclusion
4. Tanzania: Sunflower, Cassava, and Dairy
Joseph Mpagalile, Romanus Ishengoma, and Peter Gillah
Background Information • Overview of the Subsectors, their Value
Chains, and Innovations • Further Aspects of Innovation Related
to all Subsectors • Support Structures and Services •
Coordination among Key Actors of the Innovation System • The
Impact of Policies • Conclusion
5. Uganda: Fish, Bananas, and Vegetables
Paul Kibwika, Florence Birung Kyazze, and Maria Nassuna
Musoke
Background • Innovation across the Value Chains • Links
among Key Actors of the Innovation System • Policy Influence on
Agribusiness • Conclusion
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