Scaling practices within agricultural innovation platforms: Between pushing and pulling

Edmond Totin, Barbara van Mierlo, Laurens Klerkx · 2019 · Agricultural Systems

Summary. Innovation platforms in Rwanda combine two scaling approaches: push strategies that solve immediate problems and pull strategies that build networks across multiple levels. The study finds that platforms most effectively increase farmer revenues when their activities align with government policies and existing conditions. Successful scaling requires protected spaces, flexibility to handle complexity, and strategic balance between both approaches to transform agriculture across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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@article{totin-2019-scaling-practices-within-agricultural-innovation,
  title   = {Scaling practices within agricultural innovation platforms: Between pushing and pulling},
  author  = {Edmond Totin and Barbara van Mierlo and Laurens Klerkx},
  journal = {Agricultural Systems},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102764},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102764}
}

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DOI

10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102764

Countries

Rwanda

Regions

Africa

Categories

agtech, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28