| | | Title | TRANSFORMING SMALL SCALE COMMUNAL FARMERS THROUGH ADOPTING INNOVATION PLATFORMS: A case of Hwedza District, Zimbabwe, Case Study No. 43 | | Author | ACBF | | Subject | Small Scale Farming and Innovation | | Date of Publication | 2016043 | | Publisher | African Community of Practice on Management for Development result at the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) | | Number of Pages | 13 pages | | Language | English | | Geographical Coverage | Zimbabwe | | Keywords | Small Scale Farming , Agricultural Transformation, Innovation Platforms and Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) | | Abstract | Although agricultural research has existed for many decades, it has yet to generate the high potential and outcomes expected in terms of enhancing agricultural productivity amongst small-scale farmers and improving the quality of their agrarian lives. There are well-established arguments about the top-down approach being a major reason for such low performance of agricultural research. Therefore, there’s been a shift toward more participatory methodologies in which non-governmental organisations become central. The objective of this paper is to critically analyse the contribution of agricultural innovation platforms (as a participatory methodology) in the district of Hwedza, Zimbabwe, through examining the multi-faceted social interactions and relationships embodied in the innovation platform process. | | Copyright Holder | African Community of Practice (AfCoP) | | Copyright URL | http://www.acbf-pact.org | | Filesize | 569072 MB | | File Format | PDF | | [ View / download original document ] |
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