ABSTRACT
Supporting smallholders in maize cultivation: using an agricultural innovation systems approach Mariana Wongtschowski and Remco Mur, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), The Netherlands; and Carolina Camacho, The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico
1 Introduction: agricultural innovation systems
2 Entry points for change
3 Local experimentation
4 From new innovation to routine practice
5 Roles and capacities required from agricultural research
6 Conclusions
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Over the years, paradigms of agricultural innovation have shifted considerably. Perspectives have moved from linear transfer-of-technology models in the 1960s to ‘farmer first’ and farming systems research (1980s and 1990s) to the more recent perspective of agricultural innovation systems (AIS).
