Agricultural innovation from above and from below: Confrontation and integration on Rwanda's Hills

J. Van Damme, An Ansoms, Philippe V. Baret · 2013 · African Affairs

Summary. Rwanda's smallholder banana farmers develop their own innovations alongside top-down agricultural modernization efforts promoted by the World Bank's Green Revolution agenda. The paper shows how farmers receive and adapt macro-level innovations while simultaneously creating grassroots solutions driven by their own risk-management needs. The authors argue that policymakers must prioritize farmers' capacity for bottom-up innovation when designing Rwanda's agricultural strategies.

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@article{damme-2013-agricultural-innovation-above-below-confrontation,
  title   = {Agricultural innovation from above and from below: Confrontation and integration on Rwanda's Hills},
  author  = {J. Van Damme and An Ansoms and Philippe V. Baret},
  journal = {African Affairs},
  year    = {2013},
  doi     = {10.1093/afraf/adt067},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adt067}
}

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DOI

10.1093/afraf/adt067

Countries

Rwanda

Regions

Africa

Categories

agtech, innovation-theory, policy

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2026-04-28