Innovation processes in agro-ecological transitions in developing countries /

• Other Authors: Temple, Ludovic, (Editor), Sawadogo, Eveline M. F. W. Compaoré, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [London, UK] : ISTE, Ltd. : Wiley, 2018.
• Series: Innovation, entrepreneurship and management series.; Innovation, entrepreneurship, management series. Innovation in engineering and technology set ; v. 2.
• Subjects: Agricultural innovations > Developing countries.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General.; Agricultural innovations.; Developing countries.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

This book investigates the interactions between different shifts in innovation models. It underlines ecological conditions and production intensification in the agriculture sector. In total six innovation processes were analyzed in different countries such as Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Haiti, Madagasca...

Table of Contents:

• Innovation Platforms as a Tool to Support Technological Change in the Agri-Food Sector in Developing Countries: A Case Study of the Plantain Value Chain in Côte d'Ivoire / Euphrasie CM Angbo-Kouakou, Ludovic Temple, Syndhia Mathé, Alexandre Assemien
• Biotechnological Cotton in Burkina Faso: An Innovation Trajectory in a Development Context / Eveline MFW Compaoré Sawadogo
• Emergence of a Biofuel Innovation System and Production in Burkina Faso: An Analysis of the Determinants and Challenges for its Development / Salif Derra, Ludovic Temple
• Trajectories of Innovation in Conservation Agriculture at Lake Alaotra in Madagascar / Eric Penot, Valentin Fevre, Patricia Flodrops
• Ecological Transition of an Innovation Model: Yam Seed Production in Haiti / James Boyer, Ludovic Temple
• Diversity of Innovation Processes in the Niayes Market Gardening System (Senegal): Between Conventional Intensification and Agro-Ecological Transition / Patrick Dugué, Isabelle Michel, Victor Kettela, Serge Simon
• Food Challenges in Africa / Jean-Marc Boussard.