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1 APN; IGES; Japan. Ministry of the Environment; UNU. IAS. 2001. Joint workshop on Asia-Pacific Environmental Innovation Strategy Project (APEIS) and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA): Toward innovative environmental strategies for sustainable development. Tokyo, Japan: UNU. 476p.
Environmental management ; Ecology ; Ecosystems ; Sustainability ; Innovation / Asia / Pacific Islands
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 574.5 G570 APN Record No: H028997)
Workshop held from 6-7 September 2001, at UNU, Tokyo, Elizabeth Rose Conference room.
2 Douthwaite, B. 2002. Enabling innovation: a practical guide to understanding and fostering technological innovation. London, England: Zed Books. 266p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 303.483 G570 DOU Record No: H042973)
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An agricultural engineer takes a critical look at his research work in Asia in designing technologies for and with small-scale rice farmers, and reflects on the many failures in developing appropriate technology when there is no awareness of the social processes involved in innovation and technology diffusion. Using not only these experiences but also examples from industry, economy and information technology in both industrialised and developing countries, he argues that successful innovation is based on opening up to diversity, grasping opportunities and mobilising creativity among people. Innovations emerge out of a complex process of multi-agent interaction and adaptation, as different agents learn and select improvements. The final chapter is a guide to launching a learning selection approach to understanding and catalysing technological change.
3 2009. Innovator's toolkit: 10 practical strategies to help you develop and implement innovation. Boston, MA, USA: Harvard Business School Press. 272p. (Harvard Business Essentials)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 658.4063 G000 INN Record No: H043100)
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4 Larsen, K.; Kim, R.; Theus, F. (Eds.) 2009. Agribusiness and innovation systems in Africa. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 214p. (Agriculture and Rural Development)
Agroindustrial sector ; Innovation ; Public policy ; Vegetables ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Dairy industry ; Poultry farming ; Public-private cooperation ; Collective action ; Investment ; Cassava ; Cocoa tree ; Maize ; Tomatoes ; Sunflowers ; Bananas ; Questionnaires / Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Ghana / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1096 G100 LAR Record No: H043434)
http://info.worldbank.org/etools/docs/library/252086/WBI%20Agribusiness%20and%20Innovation.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043434.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043434.pdf
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5 Gijsbers, G. W. 2009. Agricultural innovation in Asia: drivers, paradigms and performance. Thesis. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Erasmus University. Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) 331p. (ERIM PhD Series - Research in Management)
Globalization ; Agricultural research ; Research institutes ; Organizational change ; Innovation ; Networks ; Governance / Asia / Indonesia / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.7 G570 GIJ Record No: H043674)
http://publishing.eur.nl/ir/repub/asset/14524/EPS2009156ORG9058921918Gijsbers.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043674.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043674.pdf
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This study of agricultural innovation in Asia analyses how internationalization, institutions and technologies relate to different paradigms, and how different combinations of innovation paradigms are present in different countries.
6 Palis, F. G.; Singleton, G. R.; Casimero, M. C.; Hardy, B. (Eds.) 2010. Research to impact: case studies for natural resource management for irrigated rice in Asia. Manila, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). 370p.
Natural resources management ; Water management ; Case studies ; Irrigated rice ; Drying ; Research ; Crop management ; Technology ; Community management ; Irrigation systems ; Nutrient management ; Communication ; Innovation ; Hunger ; Yields ; Stakeholders ; Agricultural extension ; Economic aspects ; Income / Asia / Indonesia / Philippines / Vietnam / China / Myanmar / Sri Lanka / Indo-Gangetic Plains / Mekong River Delta / Red River Delta / North Anhui
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 633.18 G570 PAL Record No: H043799)
http://books.irri.org/9789712202599_content.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043799.pdf
http://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043799_TOC.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043799.pdf
http://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043799_TOC.pdf
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7 Venot, Jean-Philippe; Cecchi, P. 2011. Valeurs d'usage ou performances techniques: comment apprécier le rôle des petits barrages en Afrique subsaharienne ?. In French. [Use-value or performance: towards a better understanding of small reservoirs in Sub-Saharan Africa]. Cahiers Agricultures, 20(1-2):112-117. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1684/agr.2010.045]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044583)
http://www.jle.com/e-docs/00/04/66/93/vers_alt/VersionPDF.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044583.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044583.pdf
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Small reservoirs are a reality of rural sub-Saharan Africa. They trigger technical and institutional innovations, appear to be in high demand among local communities, and remain popular on the agendas of national policy-makers and international development partners in spite of recurrent analyses highlighting that these systems function well below the expectations of their promoters. This paper proposes an analytical framework to understand this apparent contradiction. Local communities do make use of small reservoirs inmany ways but not always as implied by policy discourses and development strategies. Social, eco-technical and managerial analyses would then not disclose the real use-value of these innovations at either the local or the regional (watershed) scales. Understanding the opportunities and risks linked to an intensificationof themultipleuses of small reservoirs requires considering them as rural development and planning interventions. They induce changes in the relations that societies nurture with their environment and catalyze new and multiple claims and uses that sometimes appear conflictual and irreconcilable.
8 World Bank. 2012. Agricultural innovation systems: an investment sourcebook. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 658p.
Agricultural development ; Agricultural education ; Agricultural research ; Agricultural training ; Vocational training ; Curriculum ; Technology transfer ; Monitoring ; Investment ; Financing ; Collective action ; Developing countries ; Cassava ; Fodder ; Models ; Public-private cooperation ; Organizations ; Governance ; Networks ; Marketing ; Farmers organizations ; Innovation ; Policy ; Agroindustrial sector ; Livestock ; Institutions ; Standards ; Regulations ; Smallholders ; Gender / India / Mexico / Egypt / Uganda / Ethiopia / Timor-Leste / Peru / Chile / China / Nicaragua / Zambia / Sierra Leone / Andhra Pradesh / Papa Andina
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.7 G000 WOR Record No: H044794)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTARD/Resources/335807-1330620492317/9780821386842.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044794.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044794.pdf
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9 Giordano, Mark; Shah, Tushaar; de Fraiture, C.; Giordano, Meredith. 2012. Innovations in agricultural water management: new challenges require new solutions. In Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Feeding a thirsty world: challenges and opportunities for a water and food secure future. Report prepared as input to the 2012 World Water Week and its Special Focus on Water and Food Security. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.19-24. (SIWI Report 31)
Agriculture ; Water management ; Innovation ; Groundwater ; Poverty ; Farmers ; Irrigation schemes ; Electricity ; Stakeholders ; Pricing ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Energy / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045023)
http://www.siwi.org/documents/Resources/Reports/Feeding_a_thirsty_world_2012worldwaterweek_report_31.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045023.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045023.pdf
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10 Harrington, Larry W.; van Brakel, M. 2014. Innovating in a dynamic technical context. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.99-124. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Research projects ; Technical progress ; Innovation ; Rainwater ; Groundwater ; Water management ; Corporate culture ; Problem analysis ; Policy ; Ecosystem services ; Dry season ; Crop management ; Rice ; Farmers ; Communities ; Public health ; Social aspects / Asia / Africa / South America / Andes River Basins / Mekong River Basin / Limpopo River Basin / Ganges River Basin / Nile River Basin / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046786)
11 Sullivan, A.; Clayton, Terry; Harding, Amanda; Harrington, Larry W. 2014. Partnerships, platforms and power. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.156-177. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Research programmes ; Development ; Partnerships ; Stakeholders ; Decision making ; Strategies ; Policy ; Innovation ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Communities ; Poverty ; Living standards
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046787)
12 Harrington, Larry W.; Vidal, Alain. 2014. Messages and meaning. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.200-216. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Research programmes ; Water management ; Infrastructure ; Water scarcity ; Water governance ; Water power ; Sustainability ; Poverty ; Institutions ; Innovation ; Decision making ; Planning ; Partnerships ; Stakeholders ; Investment ; Marketing ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046789)
13 Tedla, H. A.; Gebremichael, Y.; Edwards, S. 2012. Some examples of best practices by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Book One. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Best Practice Association (BPA); Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD). 117p.
Smallholders ; Farmers ; Best practices ; Watershed management ; Reservoirs ; Soil fertility ; Subsurface drainage ; Water lifting ; Innovation ; Climate change adaptation ; Food security ; Crop production ; Alternative agriculture ; Intensification ; Diversification ; Apples ; Apiculture ; Composting ; Biogas ; Land rehabilitation ; Environmental protection ; Communities ; Living standards ; Socioeconomic environment ; Local organizations / Ethiopia / Hayq / Abreha we-Atsbeha Kebele / Tigray / Ziban Sas
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.92 G136 TED Record No: H047355)
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14 Jumaboev, Kahramon; Anarbekov, Oyture; Reddy, Junna Mohan; Mukhammedjanov, S.; Eshmuratov, Davron. 2015. Irrigation extension development for improving water productivity in Fergana Valley of Central Asia. In Salokhiddinov, A.; Hamidov, A.; Kasymov, U. (Eds.). Improving the efficiency of common pool resources management in transition: case study of irrigation water and pasture. Berlin, Germany: Humboldt University of Berlin. Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences. Division of Resource Economics; [Paper presented at the Academic Workshop for Young Researchers on Improving the Efficiency of Common Pool Resources Management in Transition: Case study of Irrigation Water and Pasture, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 20 May 2015]. pp.9-14. (InDeCA [Designing Social Institutions in Transition: Promotion of Institutional Development for Common Pool Resources Management in Central Asia] Discussion Paper Series 6/2015)
Irrigation management ; Agricultural extension ; Water productivity ; Water use ; Farmers ; Training ; Innovation ; Public-private cooperation / Central Asia / Tajikistan / Uzbekistan / Kyrgyzstan / Fergana Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047351)
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15 Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI). 2016. APAARI vision 2030: strengthened research and innovations for sustainable agricultural development. Bangkok, Thailand: Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI). 16p.
Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural research ; Agricultural development ; Research institutions ; Innovation ; Economic aspects ; Food security ; Energy / Asia-Pacific Region / Thailand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.7 G570 APA Record No: H047574)
http://www.apaari.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/03/APAARI-Vision-2030_10-3-2016_Low-resolution-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047574.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047574.pdf
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16 Schut, M.; van Asten, P.; Okafor, C.; Hicintuka, C.; Mapatano, S.; Nabahungu, N. L.; Kagabo, D.; Muchunguzi, P.; Njukwe, E.; Dontsop-Nguezet, P. M.; Sartas, M.; Vanlauwe, B. 2016. Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: the need for institutional innovation. Agricultural Systems, 145:165-176. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005]
Sustainable agriculture ; Farming systems ; Intensification ; Agricultural research ; Participatory approaches ; Innovation ; Institutional development ; Nongovernmental organizations ; CGIAR ; Stakeholders ; Constraints ; Farmers ; Highlands / Africa South of Sahara / Central Africa / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Rwanda / Burundi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047848)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X16300440/pdfft?md5=5be37a48e32bcbda5ad290093053ebe8&pid=1-s2.0-S0308521X16300440-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047848.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047848.pdf
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This study identifies entry points for innovation for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems. An agricultural innovation systems approach is used to provide a holistic image of (relations between) constraints faced by different stakeholder groups, the dimensions and causes of these constraints, and intervention levels, timeframes and types of innovations needed. Our data shows that constraints for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems are mainly of economic and institutional nature. Constraints are caused by the absence, or poor functioning of institutions such as policies and markets, limited capabilities and financial resources, and ineffective interaction and collaboration between stakeholders. Addressing these constraints would mainly require short- and middle-term productivity and institutional innovations, combined with middle- to long-term NRM innovations across farm and national levels. Institutional innovation (e.g. better access to credit, services, inputs and markets) is required to address 69% of the constraints for sustainable intensification in the Central Africa Highlands. This needs to go hand in hand with productivity innovation (e.g. improved knowhow of agricultural production techniques, and effective use of inputs) and NRM innovation (e.g. targeted nutrient applications, climate smart agriculture). Constraint network analysis shows that institutional innovation to address government constraints at national level related to poor interaction and collaboration will have a positive impact on constraints faced by other stakeholder groups. We conclude that much of the R4D investments and innovation in the Central Africa Highlands remain targeting household productivity at farm level. Reasons for that include (1) a narrow focus on sustainable intensification, (2) institutional mandates and pre-analytical choices based project objectives and disciplinary bias, (3) short project cycles that impede work on middle- and long-term NRM and institutional innovation, (4) the likelihood that institutional experimentation can become political, and (5) complexity in terms of expanded systems boundaries and measuring impact.
17 Devaux, A.; Torero, M.; Donovan, J.; Horton, D. (Eds.) 2016. Innovation for inclusive value-chain development: successes and challenges. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 529p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292130]
Agricultural trade ; Supply chain ; Markets ; Agricultural research ; Innovation ; Collective action ; Participatory approaches ; Partnerships ; Stakeholders ; Smallholders ; Farmer participation ; Contract farming ; Households ; Rural poverty ; Gender ; Quantitative analysis ; Institutional development ; Agricultural policy ; Guidelines ; Assets ; Performance evaluation ; Agricultural production ; Coffee industry ; Livestock production ; Beef cattle ; Dairy industry ; Forage ; Agricultural economics ; Econometrics ; Models ; Developing countries ; Case studies / Africa / Andean Region / Nicaragua / Ecuador / Bolivia / Peru / Colombia / Ethiopia / Syria / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048059)
http://www.ifpri.org/cdmref/p15738coll2/id/130788/filename/130999.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048059.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048059.pdf
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18 Sri Lanka. Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy. Natural Resources Management Division. 2014. Integrated Financing Strategy (IFS) for Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Sri Lanka. Battaramulla, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy. Natural Resources Management Division. 111p.
Sustainable land management ; Financing ; Strategies ; Land degradation ; Development programmes ; National planning ; Legal frameworks ; Regulations ; Environmental legislation ; Resource management ; Mobilization ; Implementation ; Institutional development ; Coordination ; Development policies ; Budgets ; Costs ; Private sector ; Nongovernmental organizations ; International agreements ; UNCCD ; Conventions ; Funding ; Partnerships ; Innovation / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.73 G744 SRI Record No: H048067)
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19 van Rooyen, A. F.; Ramshaw, P.; Moyo, M.; Stirzaker, R.; Bjornlund, H. 2017. Theory and application of agricultural innovation platforms for improved irrigation scheme management in Southern Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33(5):804-823. (Special issue: The Productivity and Profitability of Small Scale Communal Irrigation Systems in South-eastern Africa). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1321530]
Irrigation schemes ; Small scale systems ; Agricultural development ; Innovation ; Irrigation management ; Smallholders ; Water authorities ; Corporate culture ; Capacity building ; Markets / Southern Africa / Mozambique / Tanzania / Zimbabwe / Mkoba Irrigation Scheme / Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme / 25 de Setembro Irrigation Scheme / Khanimambo Irrigation Scheme / Kiwere Irrigation Scheme / Magozi Irrigation Scheme
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048119)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07900627.2017.1321530?needAccess=true#aHR0cDovL3d3dy50YW5kZm9ubGluZS5jb20vZG9pL3BkZi8xMC4xMDgwLzA3OTAwNjI3LjIwMTcuMTMyMTUzMD9uZWVkQWNjZXNzPXRydWVAQEAw
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048119.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048119.pdf
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Many small-scale irrigation systems are characterized by low yields and deteriorating infrastructure. Interventions often erroneously focus on increasing yields and rehabilitating infrastructure. Small-scale irrigation systems have many of the characteristics of complex socio-ecological systems, with many different actors and numerous interconnected subsystems. However, the limited interaction between the different subsystems and their agents prevents learning and the emergence of more beneficial outcomes. This article reports on using Agricultural Innovation Platforms to create an environment in which irrigation scheme actors can engage, experiment, learn and build adaptive capacity to increase market-related offtake and move out of poverty.
20 Pereira, L. S. 2017. Water, agriculture and food: challenges and issues. Water Resources Management, 31(10):2985-2999. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-017-1664-z]
Water management ; Food security ; Energy consumption ; Cropping systems ; Water requirements ; Water scarcity ; Water governance ; Participatory approaches ; Irrigation scheduling ; Innovation ; Irrigation management ; Evapotranspiration ; Climate change ; Uncertainty
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048182)
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Population growth, increasing demands for food, ever-growing competition for water, reduced supply reliability, climate change and climate uncertainty and droughts, decline in critical ecosystems services, competition for land use, changing regulatory environments, and less participatory water resources governance are contributing to increasing difficulties and challenges in water resource management for agriculture and food. The need for sustainable food security for our global population and the need for preserving the environment, namely natural and man-made ecosystems and landscapes, have created an increased need for integrated, participative and scalable solutions focusing the various levels of irrigation and nature water management, from the field crop to the catchment and basin scales. Meanwhile, challenges and issues relative to water management for agriculture and food have evolved enormously in the last 30 years and the role of active management of the components of the water cycle is assuming an increased importance since their dynamics are key to assure water use sustainability, mainly agriculture and natural ecosystems sustainability. However, different regions face context-specific challenges associated with water scarcity, climate, governance, and population requirements. The main and first challenge is producing enough food for a growing population, which is intimately related with challenges placed to agricultural water management, mainly irrigation management. This paper revises challenges and progress achieved in the last 30 years focusing on irrigated agriculture, mainly water management, and its contribution to food security and the welfare of rural communities.
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