Seeing the social capital in agricultural innovation systems: using SNA to visualise bonding and bridging ties in rural communities

Louise Clark · 2010 · Knowledge Management for Development Journal

Summary. This paper uses social network analysis to map information flows in rural Bolivian communities, revealing how bonding ties within community organizations and bridging ties to local institutions shape access to agricultural information. The analysis shows that different ethnic groups have distinct organizational structures, which development agencies can leverage to design targeted strategies for reaching marginalized farmers and improving their awareness of new technologies and market information.

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  title   = {Seeing the social capital in agricultural innovation systems: using SNA to visualise bonding and bridging ties in rural communities},
  author  = {Louise Clark},
  journal = {Knowledge Management for Development Journal},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.1080/19474199.2011.554324},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/19474199.2011.554324}
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DOI

10.1080/19474199.2011.554324

Countries

Bolivia

Regions

South America

Categories

innovation-networks, food-systems, rural-data-and-definitions

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