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Fostering Farmer First Methodological Innovation: Organizational Learning and Change in International Agricultural Research

Jeff Ashby · 2007

Summary. Participatory plant breeding programs at international agricultural research institutes failed to truly empower farmers because they focused on reforming supply-side science bureaucracies without addressing accountability to poor farmers' actual needs. The farmer-first approach became cosmetic rather than transformative because change champions lacked political power and connection to broader sociopolitical actors. Future progress requires addressing the political dimensions of farmer-driven innovation demand in agriculture.

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Ashby, J.. (2007). Fostering Farmer First Methodological Innovation: Organizational Learning and Change in International Agricultural Research. http://www.future-agricultures.org/farmerfirst/files/D1_Ashby.pdf

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agtech, innovation-networks, policy
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2026-04-28