Rural innovation systems and networks: Findings from a study of Ethiopian smallholders

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dc.creatorSpielman, David J.
dc.creatorDavis, Kristin E.
dc.creatorNegash, Martha
dc.creatorAyele, Gezahegn
dc.date2008
dc.date2024-11-21T09:50:14Z
dc.date2024-11-21T09:50:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:38:08Z
dc.descriptionAgriculture in Ethiopia is changing. New players, relationships, and policies are influencing how smallholders access and use information and knowledge. Although this growing complexity suggests opportunities for Ethiopian smallholders, too little is known about how these opportunities can be effectively leveraged to promote pro-poor processes of rural innovation. This paper examines Ethiopia's smallholder agricultural sector to provide qualitative insights into the interactions between smallholders and other actors in the agricultural sector and the contribution those interactions make to the smallholders' innovation processes. Case studies of smallholder innovation networks in 10 communities suggest that public sector extension and administration exert a strong influence over smallholders' access to knowledge and information relative to market or civil society actors. Given the priority the Ethiopian government has placed on improving rural welfare by increasing market access among smallholders, the findings of this study may suggest the need to further explore policies and programs that create more space for market and civil society actors to participate in smallholder innovation networks.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/160190
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/110124
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-010-9273-y
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSpielman, David J.; Davis, Kristin E.; Negash, Martha; Ayele, Gezahegn. 2008. Rural innovation systems and networks: Findings from a study of Ethiopian smallholders. IFPRI Discussion Paper 759. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160190
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectsocial networks
dc.subjectsocial learning
dc.subjectagricultural sciences
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.titleRural innovation systems and networks: Findings from a study of Ethiopian smallholders
dc.typeWorking Paper

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