Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean
After a period of strong support in the 1960s and 1970s, public funding for research and extension activities in LAC began to wane in the 1980s and 1990s. The strained economic context for many countries required the search for more cost-effective...
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okr-10986-103122021-04-23T14:02:50Z Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean Roseboom, Johannes McMahon, Matthew Ekanayake, Indira John-Abraham, Indu ACTIVE PARTNERS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE BIDDING BIOTECHNOLOGY CIVIC PARTICIPATION COLLABORATION COMMUNITIES DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DIRECT BENEFICIARIES DISCUSSIONS DIVERSIFICATION DRAMATIC CHANGES EXPERIMENTATION EXTENSION FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FEED GLOBALIZATION HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSIGHTS INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEARNING LIVELIHOODS NGOS OUTSOURCING PARTICIPATION OF BENEFICIARIES POOR FARMERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCESS OF INNOVATION PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC GOOD R&D RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL POOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS THINKING UNIVERSITIES After a period of strong support in the 1960s and 1970s, public funding for research and extension activities in LAC began to wane in the 1980s and 1990s. The strained economic context for many countries required the search for more cost-effective and efficient strategies for producing, disseminating and applying new knowledge and information in agriculture. At the same time, the demand for innovation became all the more pressing, as increased global competition required improvements in agricultural productivity. Consequently, many countries in the region in recent years have sought to revitalize their agricultural research and extension systems through a series of sustainability of funding for these services. Reflective of the drivers of reform, the focus has been on the following principles: 1) diversification in execution and funding; 2) allocation of funding on a competitive basis; 3) demand-driven financing; 4) empowerment of local communities; and, 5) increased private sector participation in implementation of the reform agenda. A series of case studies from the LAC region, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, were conducted to review these institutional reform experiences in agriculture and distill lessons learned to further advance agricultural innovation systems in the region. The following summarizes some of the key trends in both agricultural research and extension based on the analysis of these varied country experiences. 2012-08-13T11:08:10Z 2012-08-13T11:08:10Z 2006-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/7014895/institutional-reform-agricultural-research-extension-latin-america-caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10312 English en breve; No. 90 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Peru Brazil Ecuador Colombia Mexico Chile Venezuela |
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ACTIVE PARTNERS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE BIDDING BIOTECHNOLOGY CIVIC PARTICIPATION COLLABORATION COMMUNITIES DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DIRECT BENEFICIARIES DISCUSSIONS DIVERSIFICATION DRAMATIC CHANGES EXPERIMENTATION EXTENSION FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FEED GLOBALIZATION HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSIGHTS INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEARNING LIVELIHOODS NGOS OUTSOURCING PARTICIPATION OF BENEFICIARIES POOR FARMERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCESS OF INNOVATION PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC GOOD R&D RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL POOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS THINKING UNIVERSITIES |
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ACTIVE PARTNERS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE BIDDING BIOTECHNOLOGY CIVIC PARTICIPATION COLLABORATION COMMUNITIES DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DIRECT BENEFICIARIES DISCUSSIONS DIVERSIFICATION DRAMATIC CHANGES EXPERIMENTATION EXTENSION FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FEED GLOBALIZATION HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INSIGHTS INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEARNING LIVELIHOODS NGOS OUTSOURCING PARTICIPATION OF BENEFICIARIES POOR FARMERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCESS OF INNOVATION PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC GOOD R&D RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL POOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS THINKING UNIVERSITIES Roseboom, Johannes McMahon, Matthew Ekanayake, Indira John-Abraham, Indu Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Latin America & Caribbean Peru Brazil Ecuador Colombia Mexico Chile Venezuela |
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After a period of strong support in the
1960s and 1970s, public funding for research and extension
activities in LAC began to wane in the 1980s and 1990s. The
strained economic context for many countries required the
search for more cost-effective and efficient strategies for
producing, disseminating and applying new knowledge and
information in agriculture. At the same time, the demand for
innovation became all the more pressing, as increased global
competition required improvements in agricultural
productivity. Consequently, many countries in the region in
recent years have sought to revitalize their agricultural
research and extension systems through a series of
sustainability of funding for these services. Reflective of
the drivers of reform, the focus has been on the following
principles: 1) diversification in execution and funding; 2)
allocation of funding on a competitive basis; 3)
demand-driven financing; 4) empowerment of local
communities; and, 5) increased private sector participation
in implementation of the reform agenda. A series of case
studies from the LAC region, including Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, were
conducted to review these institutional reform experiences
in agriculture and distill lessons learned to further
advance agricultural innovation systems in the region. The
following summarizes some of the key trends in both
agricultural research and extension based on the analysis of
these varied country experiences. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Roseboom, Johannes McMahon, Matthew Ekanayake, Indira John-Abraham, Indu |
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Roseboom, Johannes McMahon, Matthew Ekanayake, Indira John-Abraham, Indu |
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Roseboom, Johannes |
| title |
Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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institutional reform of agricultural research and extension in latin america and the caribbean |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/7014895/institutional-reform-agricultural-research-extension-latin-america-caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10312 |
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