Agricultural innovation and inclusive value-chain development: a review

A Devaux, M Torero, J Donovan… - Journal of Agribusiness in …, 2018 - emerald.com
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 …

Evolution of systems approaches to agricultural innovation: concepts, analysis and interventions

L Klerkx, B Van Mierlo, C Leeuwis - … Research into the 21st century: The …, 2012 - Springer
Over the years, there has been an evolution of systemic thinking in agricultural innovation
studies, culminating in the agricultural innovation systems perspective. In an attempt to …

How food systems change (or not): governance implications for system transformation processes

C Leeuwis, BK Boogaard, K Atta-Krah - Food security, 2021 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing the politics of mission-oriented agricultural innovation systems

KPW Kok, L Klerkx - Agricultural Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
Mission-oriented agricultural innovation systems (MAIS) are becoming more prevalent in
view of tackling the challenges of agri-food systems transformation. In this perspective, we …

New models of inclusive innovation for development

R Heeks, C Foster, Y Nugroho - Innovation and Development, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Adaptive management in agricultural innovation systems: The interactions between innovation networks and their environment

L Klerkx, N Aarts, C Leeuwis - Agricultural systems, 2010 - Elsevier
The purpose of this article is to investigate effective reformism: strategies that innovation
networks deploy to create changes in their environment in order to establish a more …

Unravelling the role of innovation platforms in supporting co-evolution of innovation: Contributions and tensions in a smallholder dairy development programme

CW Kilelu, L Klerkx, C Leeuwis - Agricultural systems, 2013 - Elsevier
The agricultural innovation systems approach emphasizes the collective nature of
innovation and stresses that innovation is a co-evolutionary process, resulting from …

An innovation systems approach to institutional change: Smallholder development in West Africa

D Hounkonnou, D Kossou, TW Kuyper, C Leeuwis… - Agricultural systems, 2012 - Elsevier
Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming is a serious option for satisfying 2050
global cereal requirements and alleviating persistent poverty. That option seems far off for …

Advisory services and transformation, plurality and disruption of agriculture and food systems: towards a new research agenda for agricultural education and …

L Klerkx - The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In order for science to develop and also stay abreast of developments in both the natural
and social world, it is important that scientific disciplines regularly assess and renew their …

[HTML][HTML] Taking complexity in food systems seriously: An interdisciplinary analysis

T Foran, JRA Butler, LJ Williams, WJ Wanjura, A Hall… - World Development, 2014 - Elsevier
Motivated by donor interest in innovative thinking on food security, we conducted an
interdisciplinary, triangulation analysis of four divergent conceptual frameworks, each …