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Innovation intermediation in a digital age: Comparing public and private new-ICT platforms for agricultural extension in Ghana

Nyamwaya Munthali, Cees Leeuwis, Annemarie van Paassen, Rico Lie, Richard Asare, R.J.A. van Lammeren, Marc Schut · 2018 · NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Summary. Two new-ICT platforms for agricultural extension in Ghana—one public, one private—were compared to assess their innovation-intermediation roles. While both platforms aimed to support demand articulation and matching, their effectiveness was limited by social, organizational, and institutional factors rather than technical capacity. Informal farmer-led initiatives using WhatsApp and Telegram proved more successful at transforming interaction patterns and achieving collective goals than formally designed platforms.

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Munthali, N., Leeuwis, C., Paassen, A. V., Lie, R., Asare, R., Lammeren, R. V., & Schut, M.. (2018). Innovation intermediation in a digital age: Comparing public and private new-ICT platforms for agricultural extension in Ghana. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2018.05.001

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DOI
10.1016/j.njas.2018.05.001
Countries
Ghana
Regions
Africa
Categories
agtech, broadband-and-digital, innovation-networks
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2026-04-28