A framework for understanding the flow of knowledge, technology and information among different stakeholders involved in agricultural development, including farmers, researchers, extension workers, policymakers and agribusinesses.
Agricultural Innovation Systems: This topic offers a broad overview of the concept of Agricultural Extension or Innovation Systems, including their components, key actors and their interrelationships.
Agriculture and Rural Development: This topic discusses the main challenges faced by rural farmers and how agricultural innovation could address these challenges.
Innovation policy: Discusses how agricultural innovation policies impact farming practices and innovation.
Agricultural and Livelihoods Systems: This topic analyzes the interrelationship between agriculture and livelihoods systems for farmers, as well as the role of innovation in addressing these interrelationships.
Agricultural technology diffusion and adoption: Provides an alternate approach to farm management, allowing farmers to implement technology judiciously to maximize opportunities and profits.
Agricultural markets and value chains: This topic looks at how innovation in agricultural extension and systems can enhance food safety and food security.
Sustainable agricultural intensification: This topic takes an in-depth look at the mechanisms behind sustainable agricultural intensification, exploring opportunities for technological and policy interventions aimed at enhancing the sustainability of agricultural activities.
Farmer participation in Agricultural Extension and Research: This topic explores the importance of farmer participation in the agricultural innovation process, highlighting the roles that farmers can play in driving innovation.
Agricultural policy: This topic looks at the relevance of agricultural policies for agricultural innovation systems, and how policy interventions are expected to impact farmers' activities.
Innovation financing for agriculture: Describes the various financing options offered to promote innovation and agricultural development initiatives globally.
Participatory approaches to agricultural extension or innovation systems: This topic looks at the role of participatory approaches and the need to promote them in the agricultural extension systems to sustain the adoption of innovative technologies.
Capacity building for agricultural extension or innovation systems: Explores the avenues for enhancing the capacity of farming communities, research organizations, and agro-enterprises towards promoting agricultural innovation.
Gender Analysis in Agricultural Extension and Innovation: This topic examines the importance of gender analysis in agricultural extension or innovation systems, highlighting opportunities for women farmers and the constraints that limit women’s participation in innovation initiatives.
Innovation for resilience: This topic looks at how innovation in agriculture can help enhance community resilience to different challenges like economic issues or environmental changes.
Knowledge management in Agricultural Extension or Innovation Systems: This topic examines the various approaches to knowledge management and how it can positively impact the adoption of innovation in agriculture.
Social network analysis in Agricultural Extension or Innovation Systems: This topic provides an insight into the role and importance of social network analysis in agricultural extension or innovation systems, looking at how it could be used to promote collaboration amongst different stakeholders in the agricultural value chain.
Public Sector-Led Extension System: Where agricultural extension is carried out by government agencies or public institutions to assist farmers to deepen their understanding of agricultural practices and techniques.
Private Sector-Led Extension System: Where private sector organizations, such as seed or chemical companies, carry out extension services to support farmers and promote the use of their products.
Farmer Field School Approach: An extension approach that promotes experiential learning through farmer-led experimentation and reflection, usually through group-based training sessions.
ICT-Based Extension System: Where a digital platform is used to deliver agricultural information and extension services, such as mobile apps, tele-agriculture and web-based platforms.
Participatory Extension System: Where farmers, extension workers, and researchers collaborate in identifying and implementing innovative solutions to agricultural challenges faced by farmers.
Contract Farming Extension System: Where agribusinesses contract farmers to produce certain crops as part of the agreement, which includes the provision of extension services to support the producer's capacity to meet the required standard.
Community-Led Extension System: Where communities organize themselves to jointly source agricultural information, resources, and expertise to improve their farming practices.