Lessons on Transdisciplinary Research in a Co-Innovation Programme in the New Zealand Agricultural Sector

Neels Botha, Laurens Klerkx, Bruce Small, James Turner · 2014 · Outlook on Agriculture

Summary. New Zealand's agricultural R&D programme implements co-innovation through six innovation platforms using an agricultural innovation systems approach. The programme faces three main challenges: managing complex multi-stakeholder networks, aligning rigid research funding procedures with flexible co-innovation needs, and shifting participants from linear to interactive innovation thinking. The authors conclude that learning-by-doing is essential, and institutional changes to national R&D structures are needed to support co-innovation through updated policies, instruments, and incentives.

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  author  = {Neels Botha and Laurens Klerkx and Bruce Small and James Turner},
  journal = {Outlook on Agriculture},
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DOI

10.5367/oa.2014.0175

Countries

New Zealand

Regions

Oceania

Categories

agtech, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28