Kim, RonaldLarsen, KurtTheus, Florian2012-03-192012-03-192009978-0-8213-7944-8https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2643The role of agriculture in sustainable development and poverty reduction for the vast majority of developing countries cannot be overemphasized. Forty-five percent of the developing world's population lives in households involved in agriculture, and twenty-seven percent in smallholder households, and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. The agricultural sector generates on average twenty-nine percent of gross domestic product (GDP), employs sixty-five percent of the labor force in agriculture-based countries, and is a key to generating overall growth. This book attempts to address these questions and challenges, by examining how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, through agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock. Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the context of a complex agricultural innovation system (AIS) involving many actors and interactions. The country reports are based on qualitative interviews with agribusiness representatives about their experiences in this area. The synthesis chapter preceding the country reports presents the main findings of the country reports, links common themes, and distills lessons learned.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITADBAFRICAN FARMERSAGRIBUSINESSAGRIBUSINESS DEPARTMENTAGRIBUSINESS FIRMSAGRIBUSINESS LEADERSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL ECONOMYAGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL FINANCEAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIESAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONSAGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGEAGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPEAGRICULTURAL MARKETAGRICULTURAL MARKETINGAGRICULTURAL MARKETSAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTEAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECTAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTORSAGRICULTURAL TRADEAGRICULTURAL VALUEAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE FINANCEAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONAGROCHEMICALSAGRONOMIC PRACTICESAGROPROCESSINGANIMAL DISEASEANIMAL DISEASE OUTBREAKSANIMAL FEEDARIARTIFICIAL INSEMINATIONAVIAN INFLUENZABANANABANANASBIOTECHNOLOGYBREEDINGCAPACITY BUILDINGCASSAVACATTLECEREALSCLIMATE CHANGECOCOACOCOA PROCESSINGCOFFEECOMMERCIAL FARMINGCOMMERCIAL FARMSCOMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCROPCROP MANAGEMENTCROP RESEARCHCROP YIELDSCROPSCUT FLOWERSCUTTINGDAIRYDAIRY BOARDDAIRY INDUSTRYDAIRY PRODUCTSDAIRY SECTORDISEASE CONTROLDOMESTIC MARKETDOMESTIC MARKETSDOMESTIC PRODUCERSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYETHICSEUROPEAN COMMISSIONEXPORTEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT PROMOTIONEXPORTSEXTENSION SERVICESFAOFARMFARM INCOMESFARM PRODUCTIONFARM PRODUCTSFARMERFARMER ASSOCIATIONSFARMER COOPERATIVESFARMER ORGANIZATIONSFARMERSFARMINGFARMSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFISHFISHERIESFOOD COMMODITIESFOOD CROPFOOD CROPSFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SAFETYFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLYFOREIGN EXCHANGEFORESTRYFRESH FRUITGLOBAL WARMINGGRAINGRAIN CROPSGRAIN GROWERSGREEN BEANSGREEN REVOLUTIONGRINDINGGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHARVESTHOUSEHOLDSIFADIFPRIILRIIMPORTSINNOVATIONINNOVATION INDICATORSINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENTINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTENSIVE AGRICULTUREINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTEKARIKENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTELIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK FARMINGLIVESTOCK FARMING SYSTEMSLIVESTOCK MARKETLIVESTOCK RESEARCHLIVESTOCK SYSTEMSMAIZEMALNUTRITIONMARKET ACCESSMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET ECONOMYMARKET POSITIONMARKET RESEARCHMARKET STRUCTUREMARKET SYSTEMMARKET SYSTEMSMARKETING SYSTEMSMEATMEAT PROCESSINGMICROFINANCEMILKMILK PROCESSORSMILLSMOANARSNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMSNATURAL RESOURCESNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPESTICIDEPESTICIDE RESIDUEPESTSPINEAPPLEPLANT HEALTHPOULTRYPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREMIUMPRODUCER ORGANIZATIONSQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY PRODUCTSQUALITY STANDARDSRAW MATERIALRAW MATERIALSRAW MILKRENEWABLE ENERGYRICERICE PRICESRICE RESEARCHROCKEFELLER FOUNDATIONROOTSRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYSEED COMPANYSEED TRADESEEDSSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSUNFLOWERSUNFLOWER OILSUPERMARKETSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY ADOPTIONTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTRACEABILITYTRADE ASSOCIATIONTRANSACTIONUNCTADUNITED NATIONSVEGETABLE CROPSVEGETABLE MARKETSVEGETABLE PRODUCTSVEGETABLESVETERINARY SERVICESVOLUMEWHEATWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7944-8