TY - JOUR
T1 - Defying "the pervasive bias" against African smallholders
T2 - Identifying entry points for institutional change
AU - Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel
AU - Adu-Acheampong, Richard
AU - Debrah, Kofi
AU - Dembele, Fadiala
AU - Lassine, Soumanou
AU - Ouologuem, Bara
AU - Saidu, Aliou
AU - Vissoh, Pierre
AU - Zannou, Elizabeth
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - African smallholders face few opportunities that can be captured through new technologies alone. Analysis of the institutional context in which they work opens new pathways for innovation. This article synthesises nine studies that attempted such analysis. Using mixed appraisal methods, the studies identify institutional conditions that explain the, often unsatisfactory, outcomes of smallholders, as well as entry points for changing them. Instead of at the farm or community levels, Participatory Innovation System Analysis seeks at higher levels to identify actors, networks and mechanisms that maintain or can change the "pervasive bias against the small farm sector" in SSA.
AB - African smallholders face few opportunities that can be captured through new technologies alone. Analysis of the institutional context in which they work opens new pathways for innovation. This article synthesises nine studies that attempted such analysis. Using mixed appraisal methods, the studies identify institutional conditions that explain the, often unsatisfactory, outcomes of smallholders, as well as entry points for changing them. Instead of at the farm or community levels, Participatory Innovation System Analysis seeks at higher levels to identify actors, networks and mechanisms that maintain or can change the "pervasive bias against the small farm sector" in SSA.
KW - Environment (built and natural) - Agriculture; Methods; Sub-Saharan Africa; Innovation systems; Institutional innovation; Scoping studies; Smallholder opportunity; Value chains
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84887088930&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09614524.2013.811220
DO - 10.1080/09614524.2013.811220
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84887088930
SN - 0961-4524
VL - 23
SP - 857
EP - 871
JO - Development in Practice
JF - Development in Practice
IS - 7
ER -
