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Devrim Göktepe-Hultén. Photo.

Devrim Göktepe-Hultén

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Devrim Göktepe-Hultén. Photo.

Emergence of an agriculture innovation system in Rwanda: Stakeholders and policies as points of departure

Author

  • Parfait Yongabo
  • Devrim Göktepe-Hultén

Summary, in English

The concept of an innovation system is used to understand how innovation contributes to economic growth. However, innovation systems do not evolve evenly in different parts of the world. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on the emergence of innovation systems in the context of developing countries. It uses the Rwandan case, where agriculture is a dominant socio-economic sector with high innovation potential. It explores how stakeholder interactions and policies contribute to the emergence of an agriculture innovation system in Rwanda. Based on interviews with relevant stakeholders and a review of policy documents, the authors use the Triple Helix model to analyze interactions among stakeholders. They also explore the policymaking approaches used to formulate policy instruments and how these policy instruments contribute to the promotion of innovation activities. The study shows that stakeholder interactions and policies are important factors in providing the preconditions for innovation performance. There is a clear expression of interest and commitment to promote innovation activities in different policy instruments. Nevertheless, further strategic issues, such as evidence-based policymaking, institutional capacity building, better allocation of resources and platforms for promoting collaboration among stakeholders, need to be improved in order to build a functioning agriculture innovation system in Rwanda.

Department/s

  • Research Policy

Publishing year

2021-03-25

Language

English

Pages

581-597

Publication/Series

Industry & Higher Education

Volume

35

Issue

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Butterworths

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
  • Business Administration

Keywords

  • Agriculture
  • innovation policy
  • innovation systems
  • Rwanda
  • stakeholder interaction
  • Triple Helix

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0950-4222