Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to take stock of the current state of
knowledge about inclusive value-chain development (VCD) in the context of international …

Agricultural production involves the scaling of agricultural innovations such as disease-
resistant and drought-tolerant maize varieties, zero-tillage techniques, permaculture …

Digital technologies are often seen as an opportunity to enable sustainable futures in
agriculture and rural areas. However, this digital transformation process is not inherently …

Collaborative governance is increasingly viewed as a proactive policy instrument, one in
which the strategy of collaboration can be deployed on a larger scale and extended from …

Well-designed and supported innovation niches may facilitate transitions towards
sustainable agricultural futures, which may follow different approaches and paradigms such …

This paper argues that supporting food system transformation requires more than obtaining
science-based understanding and analysis of how components in the system interact. We …

Smart farming (also referred to as digital farming, digital agriculture and precision
agriculture) has largely been driven by productivity and efficiency aims, but there is an …

This special issue of Innovation and Development focuses on inclusive innovation;
specifically on analysis of the new models of this form of innovation which are emerging …

Scaling of innovations is a key requirement for addressing societal challenges in sectors
such as health, agriculture, and the environment. Research for development (R4D) …

Agricultural extension in the Global South can benefit greatly from the use of modern
information and communication technologies (ICT). Yet, despite two decades of promising …