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Title An exploration of agricultural grassroots innovation in South Africa and implications for innovation indicator development
Full text http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=24965
Date 2012
Author(s) Letty, Brigid; Shezi, Zanele; Mudhara, Maxwell
Abstract The core of this paper consists of two case studies of ‘grassroots’ innovation led by innovative smallholder farmers in a village in South Africa – one about developing an alternative production practice for growing potatoes, and the other about introducing a new cash crop (cherry peppers) and the establishment of a new marketing relationship. One of the purposes of the study was to explore questions about the development of innovation indicators that might support policy and management concerned with this kind of innovation. The case studies are therefore located in the context of a review of existing science, technology and innovation indicators and their limitations with respect to this area of agricultural innovation. Another purpose was to identify and clarify the position of ‘grassroots’ innovation within other perspectives on different kinds of innovation system (or mode of innovation) in agriculture in developing countries.
Subject(s) agriculture; innovation; grassroots innovation; informal economy
Publisher UNU-MERIT
Type of publication Research paper
Format application/pdf
Source UNU-MERIT working paper series: 2012-023, ISSN 1871-9872 ; vol.2012-023
Rights UNU-MERIT, 2012
Repository Maastricht - University of Maastricht
Added to C-A: 2012-05-09;08:18:08