Triggering system innovation in agricultural innovation systems: Initial insights from a community for change in New Zealand

James Turner, Tracy Ann Williams, Graeme Nicholas, Jeff Foote, Kelly Rijswijk, Tim Barnard, Sam Beechener, Akiko Horita · 2017 · Outlook on Agriculture

Summary. This paper describes a process in New Zealand that brings together agricultural innovation system actors to identify systemic problems and challenge institutional barriers. Through collaborative problem-solving, reflexivity, and practical experimentation, the process helped change agents develop shared understanding of how relationships and boundaries reinforce current practices. The approach stimulated project-level actions and revealed wider system barriers, though integrating individual innovation projects with broader system-level changes remains difficult.

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DOI

10.1177/0030727017708500

Countries

New Zealand

Regions

Oceania

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, agtech, innovation-networks

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2026-04-28