Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development.

• Author: Gatzweiler, Franz W.
• TeilnehmendeR: von Braun, Joachim.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2016.; ©2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (442 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Contributors
• Chapter 1: Innovation for Marginalized Smallholder Farmers and Development: An Overview and Implications for Policy and Resear...
• Introduction
• Defining Small Farms Comprehensively
• Determinants of ``Smallness ́́of Farms
• Patterns and Change of Small Farms
• Size and Productivity
• Persisting Rural Poverty and Untapped Potential
• Innovation Strategies for the Rural Poor
• Overview: Innovative Intensification and Diversification for and with Marginalized Small Farmers
• Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Research
• References
• Part I: Innovation for the Rural Poor: Theory, Trends and Impacts
• Chapter 2: Institutional and Technological Innovations in Polycentric Systems: Pathways for Escaping Marginality
• Innovation in Polycentric Systems
• Marginality in Polycentric Systems
• Pathways Out of Marginality: Institutional and Technological Innovations
• Enabling and Inhibiting Functions of Institutions
• Horizontal and Vertical Value Creating Institutions in Polycentric Order
• Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 3: Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security: Impacts and Trends
• Introduction
• Current FNS Situation
• The Main Features of Technological and Institutional Innovations for FNS
• The Impacts of Innovations
• The Impact of New Platform Technology
• ICT
• Biofortification
• The Impact of Traditional Technology Through the Home Garden
• Future Trends and Priorities of FNS Innovation: A Stakeholder Survey
• General FNS Awareness
• Agricultural Innovations and FNS
• Conclusions
• Appendix
• References
• Chapter 4: Psychology of Innovation: Innovating Human Psychology?
• Creative Process, Marginality and the Need to Innovate/Renovate
• Innovation as the `Lava ́from the Fount of Creativity: Few Behavioral Characteristics.
• Psychology Behind Innovations
• Modelling Creativity in Innovation Management
• Innovation Diffusion: Identifying Barriers and Processes of Change
• Some Self-introspective Questions: Poverty or Innovations?
• Where Is Novelty and Innovation in the Lives of the Poor and Why Is It Necessary?
• Do Poverty, Deprivation, and Adversity Mar Capacities That Drive Novelty-Seeking Behavior?
• References
• Chapter 5: An Optimization Model for Technology Adoption of Marginalized Smallholders
• Background
• Theoretical Analysis
• The Optimization Problem for Rural Households Under the Poverty Line
• The Optimization Problem for Rural Households Under the Survival Line
• Theoretical Support for Government Intervention
• Budget Injection for Extremely Poor Rural Households
• The Improvement of Technology Adoption
• Improvement in Input Elasticities
• Reduction of Transaction Costs
• Conclusions
• References
• Part II: Diversification of Agricultural Production and Income
• Chapter 6: The BRAC Approach to Small Farmer Innovations
• Introduction
• BRAC Agriculture and Food Security Program: Partnership Is the Key
• BRAC Innovations for Small Farmer Agriculture
• Technology Innovation
• G-1: Market Share of BRAC Seed in Bangladesh
• Technology with Financial Support
• Agriculture Commodities Marketing Support
• Extension Innovation
• BRAC Innovations and the Future Outlook for Agriculture and Food Security Programs
• Bangladesh
• BRAC International
• Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 7: Agricultural Research and Extension Linkages in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia
• Introduction
• Research: Extension Linkage Models
• History of Research and Extension Organizations and Linkage in Ethiopia
• Current Mechanisms for Research and Extension Linkage
• Conclusions
• References.
• Chapter 8: Institutional Innovations for Encouraging Private Sector Investments: Reducing Transaction Costs on the Ethiopian F...
• Introduction
• Seed Production in Ethiopia
• Why Is There Not More Investment in Seed Production?
• Institutions Preventing the Private Sector from Increasing Seed Production
• What Is the Nature of Transaction Costs Arising in the Ethiopian Seed System?
• The Direct Seed Marketing Pilots
• Institutional Innovations to Improve Seed Supply and Access to Improved Seed
• How Can These Changes Be Brought About?
• References
• Chapter 9: Agricultural Service Delivery Through Mobile Phones: Local Innovation and Technological Opportunities in Kenya
• Introduction
• Kenyaś ICT Ecosystem for Local Entrepreneurs
• Opportunities
• Network Infrastructure
• A Supportive Innovation Environment
• Government Policy
• M-Pesa
• A Growing Customer Base
• and Challenges
• M-Services for Kenyan Farmers
• Box 9.1: The Case of M-Farm
• Mobile Technology Outlook
• Diversity of Mobile Connected Devices
• Internet of Things
• Capitalizing on Big Networks
• Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 10: Identification and Acceleration of Farmer Innovativeness in Upper East Ghana
• Introduction
• Farmer Innovation Contest
• Impact Evaluation of Farmer Field Fora
• Farmer Field Fora
• Empirical Method
• Data
• Descriptive Statistics
• Probability of FFF Participation
• Effect of FFF Participation on Farmer Innovation
• Conclusions
• Appendices
• Appendix 1: List of Applications Received in Innovation Contest Rounds 2012 and 2013, as Well as Additional 20 Innovations Ide...
• Appendix 2: Test of Matching Quality (Kernel Matching)
• References
• Chapter 11: Gender, Social Equity and Innovations in Smallholder Farming Systems: Pitfalls and Pathways
• Introduction.
• Gender and the Adoption of Agricultural Innovations
• Concepts
• Analytical Categories for Identifying Opportunities and Trade-Offs in Innovations
• Technological Innovations in Agriculture from a Gender and Social Perspective
• The Case of Conservation Agriculture
• The Case of Small-Scale Biomass Production for Decentralized Bio-energy
• Opportunities and Pathways to Enhance Gender and Social Equity Through Sustainable Intensification
• Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 12: Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Technology Options for Poor Rural Farmers
• Background
• Evaluating Technologies for Innovation assessmentSustainable Agriculture
• Analytical Framework
• Criteria for Sustainable Agriculture
• Application of the Tool
• Results
• Limitations of the Framework
• Future Research Needs
• References
• Chapter 13: Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management Innovations in Central Asia
• Introduction
• The Conceptual Framework
• Constraints, Drivers and Impacts of SLM Adoption in Central Asia
• Lessons Learnt from Previous Experiences
• Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 14: Biomass-Based Value Webs: A Novel Perspective for Emerging Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Challenges for the Food and Agricultural System in Sub-Saharan African Countries
• Africaś Biomass Potential
• The Emerging Bioeconomy
• The Bioeconomy Will Intensify the Ties Between Biomass Production and Processing
• Change Perspectives Towards an Innovative Approach: Biomass-Based Value Web
• Conclusions and Implications
• References
• Part III: Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture
• Chapter 15: Adoption of Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties in Bangladesh
• Introduction
• Data
• Sampling
• Survey Questionnaire
• Training and Survey Administration
• Data Entry, Cleaning, and Analysis
• Profile of Survey Farmers.
• Household Characteristics
• Inequality in Distribution of Operated Land
• Farm-Size Groups and Size of Operated Land
• Patterns of Land Tenure
• Irrigation
• Share of Rice Crops on Total Rice Land
• Usage of Modern Rice Varieties
• Usage of CSISA-Promoted Rice Varieties by Number of Rice Farmers in the FTF Zone
• Area Covered by CSISA-Promoted Rice Varieties
• Paddy Yields
• Patterns of Seed Use
• The Determinants of Farmers ́Adoption and Duration of Farm Technologies
• Cohort Analysis and Survivor Functions of CSISA Varieties
• Determinants of Time-to-Adoption of CSISA Varieties
• Determinants of Duration of CSISA Varieties Technology
• Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 16: More Than Cereal-Based Cropping Innovations for Improving Food and Livelihood Security of Poor Smallholders in Mar...
• Introduction
• Conceptual Framework and Methods for Analysis
• Selection of Study Areas, Sample for Assessment and Survey Methodology
• Results and Discussion
• Bio-Physical Conditions for the Poor SHs in the Marginal Sub-Districts in Bangladesh: Unused Potentials
• Box 16.1: Farmers Are Physically Weak and Naturally Vulnerable
• Number and Characteristics of the Poor at Each Poverty Strata
• Poor SHs Livelihood Capitals as Per Stratification
• Poor SHs ́Livelihood Opportunities and Income Pattern Across Poverty Strata
• Segmentation of Poor SHs: Findings from Cluster Analysis
• Technology Innovations for Poor Small Holders and the Barriers: Beyond Crop Technology Innovations
• Conclusions
• Annex 1: Characteristics of Poor SHs with Regard to Crop Technology Innovations in Marginality Hotspots with Agricultural Pote...
• Annex 2: Strata of Specific Livelihood Options for Poor SHs in Marginality Hotspots in Bangladesh
• Annex 3: Technology Innovations for Marginal Areas: Results from the TIGA Perception Study 2013
• References.
• Chapter 17: Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System in Bangladesh: An Ex-ante Value Chain Evaluation Framework.