Agricultural innovation systems are complex, multi-layered, and can be difficult to define and analyse. In this paper, we provide examples of ‘systems analysis’: describing the context, what was done, and how the outcomes informed broader research and development activities.
The five cases descri...
Roo, Nina de
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Hawkins, Richard
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Schut, Marc
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Salomons, Michael
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Beshah, Tesfaye
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Staal, Steven J.
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Kassam, Shinan
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[Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls]
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Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls
The process of dairy development that this study addresses is driven by underlying
fundamental changes in economic growth, the value of resources and consumer
demand. However, it is also shaped by public policies, interventions and investment
decisions and will be accompanied by changes in impact...
Staal, Steven J.
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Nin Pratt, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 3: Pakistan and India dairy development case studies]
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Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 3: Pakistan and India dairy development case studies
The process of dairy development that this study addresses is driven by underlying
fundamental changes in economic growth, the value of resources and consumer
demand. However, it is also shaped by public policies, interventions and investment
decisions and will be accompanied by changes in impact...
Staal, Steven J.
,
Nin Pratt, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
,
[Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 2: Kenya and Ethiopia. Dairy development case studies]
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Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 2: Kenya and Ethiopia. Dairy development case studies
Some smallholders are able to generate reliable and substantial income flows through small-scale dairy production for the local market; for others, a set of unique transactions costs hinders participation. Co-operative selling institutions are potential catalysts for mitigating these costs, stimu...
Holloway, G.J.
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Nicholson, C.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[How to make a milk market: A case study from the Ethiopian highlands]
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How to make a milk market: A case study from the Ethiopian highlands
This study quantifies the impacts resulting from a significant policy change associated with ILRI’s collaborative smallholder dairy research and policy advocacy activities: the policy shift toward legalisation of small scale raw milk marketing, in Kenya. A multi-market model was developed to quan...
Salasya, B.
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Karl, R.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Kaitibie, S.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Quantifying the economic impacts of a policy shift towards legalizing informal milk trade in Kenya]
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Quantifying the economic impacts of a policy shift towards legalizing informal milk trade in Kenya
Tisdell, C.A.
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Staal, Steven J.
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Que, N.N.
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[Natural protection from international competition in the livestock industry: analysis, examples and Vietnam’s pork market as a case]
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Natural protection from international competition in the livestock industry: analysis, examples and Vietnam’s pork market as a case
The process of dairy development that this study addresses is driven by underlying
fundamental changes in economic growth, the value of resources and consumer
demand. However, it is also shaped by public policies, interventions and investment
decisions and will be accompanied by changes in impact...
Staal, Steven J.
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Pratt, A.N.
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Jabbar, M.A.
,
[Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 1: a comparison of dairy policies and development in South Asia and East Africa]
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Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 1: a comparison of dairy policies and development in South Asia and East Africa
Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Property rights, risk and livestock development: Summary of research results]
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Property rights, risk and livestock development: Summary of research results
National planners and others in the international development community are looking to transform a rising demand for animal-source foods in many low- and middle-income countries into opportunities that benefit poor and vulnerable people. Scenario analysis and sectoral reviews aid the understandin...
Enahoro, Dolapo K.
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Njiru, Nelly
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[A review of projections of demand and supply of livestock-derived foods and the implications for livestock sector management in LSIL focus countries.]
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A review of projections of demand and supply of livestock-derived foods and the implications for livestock sector management in LSIL focus countries.