Enabling rural innovation in Africa: An approach for integrating farmer participatory research and market orientation for building the assets of rural poor
Summary. The Enabling Rural Innovation approach integrates farmer participatory research with market orientation to help small-scale farmers in Africa develop profitable agroenterprises. Testing in Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania shows farmers select crops based on mixed economic and non-economic criteria. Success requires building human and social capital, strengthening partnerships between research organizations and communities, and connecting local innovations to national and regional market institutions.
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Sanginga, P. C., Best, R., Chitsike, C., Delve, R. J., Kaaria, S., & Kirkby, R.. (2004). Enabling rural innovation in Africa: An approach for integrating farmer participatory research and market orientation for building the assets of rural poor. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43410
Sanginga, Pascal C., et al. “Enabling rural innovation in Africa: An approach for integrating farmer participatory research and market orientation for building the assets of rural poor.” CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research), 2004. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43410.
Sanginga, Pascal C., Rupert Best, Colletah Chitsike, Robert J. Delve, Susan Kaaria, and Roger Kirkby. 2004. “Enabling rural innovation in Africa: An approach for integrating farmer participatory research and market orientation for building the assets of rural poor.” CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43410.
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title = {Enabling rural innovation in Africa: An approach for integrating farmer participatory research and market orientation for building the assets of rural poor},
author = {Pascal C. Sanginga and Rupert Best and Colletah Chitsike and Robert J. Delve and Susan Kaaria and Roger Kirkby},
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- Countries
- Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania
- Regions
- Africa
- Categories
- agtech, entrepreneurship, food-systems
- Added
- 2026-04-28