Agricultural Innovation Platforms in West Africa

Annemarie van Paassen, Laurens Klerkx, Richard Adu-Acheampong, S. Adjei‐Nsiah, Elisabeth Zannoue · 2014 · Outlook on Agriculture

Summary. Innovation platforms in West Africa can create institutional change benefiting smallholders when researchers initiate them with clear principles and deep value chain analysis. Effective platforms combine technical and entrepreneurial support for smallholders with strategic mobilization of high-level actors for regulatory and market backing. Success depends on the platform's maturity and the operating environment; contentious settings limit mobilization efforts.

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  title   = {Agricultural Innovation Platforms in West Africa},
  author  = {Annemarie van Paassen and Laurens Klerkx and Richard Adu-Acheampong and S. Adjei‐Nsiah and Elisabeth Zannoue},
  journal = {Outlook on Agriculture},
  year    = {2014},
  doi     = {10.5367/oa.2014.0178},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5367/oa.2014.0178}
}

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DOI

10.5367/oa.2014.0178

Countries

Ghana, Benin

Regions

Africa

Categories

innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, agtech

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2026-04-28