Bringing new ideas into practice; experiments with agricultural innovation. Learning from Research into Use in Africa

Abstract

A selection of projects from the RIU Africa portfolio: the Nyagatare maize platform in Rwanda; the cowpea platform in Kano state, Nigeria; the pork platform in Malawi, the Farm Input Promotions (FIPS) Best Bet in Kenya, and the Armyworm Best Bet in Kenya and Tanzania were studied. Through a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods the change in capacity to innovate, the household level poverty impact, the main lessons learned and the value for money were assessed.

Citation

Royal Tropical Institute (KIT). Bringing new ideas into practice; experiments with agricultural innovation. Learning from Research into Use in Africa. KIT Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2013) 4 pp.

Bringing new ideas into practice; experiments with agricultural innovation. Learning from Research into Use in Africa

Published 1 January 2013