Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries
Fodder scarcity is a perennial problem for many smallholder farmers in developing countries. This paper discusses how fodder technologies and knowledge have been introduced and integrated in diverse livestock production systems in Ethiopia, Syria and Vietnam. A synthesis of lessons learnt shows that...
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| author | Ayele, Seife Duncan, Alan J. Larbi, Asamoah Truong Tan Khanh |
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| description | Fodder scarcity is a perennial problem for many smallholder farmers in developing countries. This paper discusses how fodder technologies and knowledge have been introduced and integrated in diverse livestock production systems in Ethiopia, Syria and Vietnam. A synthesis of lessons learnt shows that fodder innovation is triggered and diffused by actors interacting and learning in networks, and on farms. Fodder innovation, being only one element of livestock value chains, is sustainably enhanced when linked to other innovations and market-oriented activities that optimize productivity gains. Yet innovating smallholder farmers face systemic constraints to access markets, and need to organize in groups to exploit opportunities. The paper concludes that rather than treating innovation systems and value chain approaches to agricultural development as separate tools, the integration of their complementary features enhances smallholders’ innovation and market success. |
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| spelling | CGSpace169102023-12-08T19:36:04Z Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries Ayele, Seife Duncan, Alan J. Larbi, Asamoah Truong Tan Khanh forage livestock Fodder scarcity is a perennial problem for many smallholder farmers in developing countries. This paper discusses how fodder technologies and knowledge have been introduced and integrated in diverse livestock production systems in Ethiopia, Syria and Vietnam. A synthesis of lessons learnt shows that fodder innovation is triggered and diffused by actors interacting and learning in networks, and on farms. Fodder innovation, being only one element of livestock value chains, is sustainably enhanced when linked to other innovations and market-oriented activities that optimize productivity gains. Yet innovating smallholder farmers face systemic constraints to access markets, and need to organize in groups to exploit opportunities. The paper concludes that rather than treating innovation systems and value chain approaches to agricultural development as separate tools, the integration of their complementary features enhances smallholders’ innovation and market success. 2012-06-01 2012-05-04T13:55:29Z 2012-05-04T13:55:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/16910 en Open Access Oxford University Press Ayele, S., Duncan, A.J., Larbi, A. and Truong Tan Khanh. 2012. Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries. Science and Public Policy 39(3):333-346. |
| spellingShingle | forage livestock Ayele, Seife Duncan, Alan J. Larbi, Asamoah Truong Tan Khanh Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries |
| title | Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries |
| title_full | Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries |
| title_short | Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries |
| title_sort | enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries |
| topic | forage livestock |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/16910 |
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