From Agricultural Research to 'Product Development': What Role for User Feedback and Feedback Loops?

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dc.creatorSumberg, J.
dc.creatorHeirman, J.
dc.creatorRaboanarielina, C.
dc.creatorKaboré, A.
dc.date2013-12
dc.date2021-12-06T12:34:02Z
dc.date2021-12-06T12:34:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:18:42Z
dc.descriptionAgricultural research for development (AR4D) is often discussed in terms of abandoning 'business as usual'. One important element of the reframing of agricultural research is an emphasis on the development of useful 'products', which immediately brings 'users' to centre stage. In this paper the authors review the literature on user involvement from the field of new product development (NPD). They then propose a conceptual model of feedback and feedback loops within AR4D and use this model to analyse examples of feedback generation in rice research in West Africa. On the basis of this initial analysis they conclude that, while there are many ongoing activities that could potentially provide useful feedback, in the majority of cases this potential is probably not being realized. Unless feedback is approached much more systematically, the promise of AR4D as a means of generating useful products for farmers and others will probably remain unfulfilled.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116527
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/56162
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSumberg, J. Heirman, J. Raboanarielina, C. Kaboré, A. From Agricultural Research to 'Product Development': What Role for User Feedback and Feedback Loops?. Outlook on Agriculture. 2013, Volume 42, Issue 4: 233-242.
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.titleFrom Agricultural Research to 'Product Development': What Role for User Feedback and Feedback Loops?
dc.typeJournal Article

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