impacts on growth and development. The global impact of malaria on human health, productivity, and general well-being is … profound. Human activity, including agriculture, has been recognized as one of the reasons for the increased intensity of … adopt new agricultural technology and improved practices, and keep farm and household assets. It is equally important to …

little is known about how these opportunities can be effectively leveraged to promote pro-poor processes of rural innovation … smallholders' innovation processes. Case studies of smallholder innovation networks in 10 communities suggest that public sector … that create more space for market and civil society actors to participate in smallholder innovation networks." from Author …

, organizations, institutions, or policies. Innovation means putting ideas, knowledge, and technology to work in a manner that brings … policies and other institutions. Formal and informal knowledge and innovation must therefore be linked to accelerate … pursuit of innovation. For innovation to occur, knowledge must be created, accumulated, shared, and used. Innovations …

empowerment through social and human capital development. This paper outlines how the use of collective action combined with …

. Since 1998, Papa Andina has worked with partners in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru to stimulate pro-poor innovation within market …), researchers, and other service providers have engaged in innovation processes via two principal tools for facilitating collective …, and institutional innovation through a structured process that builds interest, trust, and collaboration among …

impede the exchange of potentially pro-poor knowledge and technology. The study focuses on three key issues: whether public …–private partnerships contribute to reducing the cost of research, whether they add value to research by facilitating innovation, and …

"The rapidly changing nature of the global food and agriculture system suggests the need to rethink how innovation can … which they are a part. A more systems-oriented understanding of how innovation occurs in a society and economy is critical … agricultural innovation system, it is difficult for policymakers, investors, donors, and practitioners to promote policies and …

"This paper describes how governments and philanthropic donors could drive innovation through a new kind of technology … contest. We begin by reviewing the history of technology prizes, which operate alongside private intellectual property rights …