Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: The need for institutional innovation
Summary. This study examines agricultural innovation in the Central African Highlands using an agricultural innovation systems approach. The research finds that constraints to sustainable intensification are primarily economic and institutional—caused by weak policies, poor market access, limited financial resources, and ineffective stakeholder collaboration. The authors conclude that 69% of constraints require institutional innovation, particularly improved credit access, services, and markets. They argue that current research and development investments focus too narrowly on farm-level productivity, neglecting the institutional and natural resource management innovations needed at national and regional levels.
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Schut, M., Asten, P. V., Okafor, C., Hicintuka, C., Mapatano, S., Nabahungu, N. L., Kagabo, D. M., Muchunguzi, P., Njukwe, E., Dontsop-Nguezet, P. M., Sartas, M., & Vanlauwe, B.. (2016). Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: The need for institutional innovation. Agricultural Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005
Schut, Marc, et al. “Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: The need for institutional innovation.” Agricultural Systems, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005.
Schut, Marc, Piet van Asten, Chris Okafor, Cyrille Hicintuka, Sylvain Mapatano, Nsharwasi Léon Nabahungu, Désiré M. Kagabo, et al.. 2016. “Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: The need for institutional innovation.” Agricultural Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005.
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title = {Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: The need for institutional innovation},
author = {Marc Schut and Piet van Asten and Chris Okafor and Cyrille Hicintuka and Sylvain Mapatano and Nsharwasi Léon Nabahungu and Désiré M. Kagabo and Perez Muchunguzi and Emmanuel Njukwe and Paul M. Dontsop-Nguezet and Murat Sartas and Bernard Vanlauwe},
journal = {Agricultural Systems},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005}
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TY - JOUR TI - Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the Central African Highlands: The need for institutional innovation AU - Marc Schut AU - Piet van Asten AU - Chris Okafor AU - Cyrille Hicintuka AU - Sylvain Mapatano AU - Nsharwasi Léon Nabahungu AU - Désiré M. Kagabo AU - Perez Muchunguzi AU - Emmanuel Njukwe AU - Paul M. Dontsop-Nguezet AU - Murat Sartas AU - Bernard Vanlauwe JO - Agricultural Systems PY - 2016 DO - 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.03.005
- Countries
- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda
- Regions
- Africa
- Categories
- agtech, regional-innovation-systems, policy
- Added
- 2026-04-28