Agricultural Innovation Funds

In order for agricultural development to fulfill its potential role as a source of growth and reducer of poverty, it must be constantly renewed through knowledge and innovation. Getting resources into the hands of innovators and providing incentive...

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Main Authors: Rajalahti, Riikka, Larson, Gunnar
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/15283427/agricultural-innovation-funds
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9453
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spelling okr-10986-94532021-04-23T14:02:45Z Agricultural Innovation Funds Rajalahti, Riikka Larson, Gunnar ACTION PLANS ADAPTIVE RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM AGRICULTURE AUDITS CAPABILITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY-BUILDING COLLABORATION COLLECTIVE ACTION COMPETITIVE GRANTS COMPETITIVE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT EXTENSION EXTENSION AGENTS FARMERS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT POLICY GRANT PROGRAMS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IDB IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LEARNING PHOTO PRIORITY SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PROCUREMENT RESEARCH GRANTS RESEARCH SYSTEMS RESULT RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENTISTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT VALUE CHAIN In order for agricultural development to fulfill its potential role as a source of growth and reducer of poverty, it must be constantly renewed through knowledge and innovation. Getting resources into the hands of innovators and providing incentives for producers, agricultural service providers, and entrepreneurs to collaborate in developing and applying new methods and technologies is a priority among institutions concerned with agricultural knowledge. While grants have long been used to finance agricultural innovation, in many countries there has been a shift away from block grant funding and towards the use of innovation funds. These are used to provide incentives and resources for investment and collaboration between innovators, producer groups, private entrepreneurs, and public institutions. Innovation funds allocate grants to targeted applicants based on a system for evaluating the eligibility, relevance, and quality of applicants' proposals. 2012-08-13T08:38:08Z 2012-08-13T08:38:08Z 2011-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/15283427/agricultural-innovation-funds http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9453 English Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 55 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research The World Region
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topic ACTION PLANS
ADAPTIVE RESEARCH
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
AGRICULTURE
AUDITS
CAPABILITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPACITY-BUILDING
COLLABORATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMPETITIVE GRANTS
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EXTENSION
EXTENSION AGENTS
FARMERS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GENERAL PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GRANT PROGRAMS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
IDB
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
LEARNING
PHOTO
PRIORITY SETTING
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PROCUREMENT
RESEARCH GRANTS
RESEARCH SYSTEMS
RESULT
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SCIENTISTS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
VALUE CHAIN
spellingShingle ACTION PLANS
ADAPTIVE RESEARCH
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
AGRICULTURE
AUDITS
CAPABILITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPACITY-BUILDING
COLLABORATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMPETITIVE GRANTS
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EXTENSION
EXTENSION AGENTS
FARMERS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GENERAL PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GRANT PROGRAMS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
IDB
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
LEARNING
PHOTO
PRIORITY SETTING
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PROCUREMENT
RESEARCH GRANTS
RESEARCH SYSTEMS
RESULT
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SCIENTISTS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
VALUE CHAIN
Rajalahti, Riikka
Larson, Gunnar
Agricultural Innovation Funds
geographic_facet The World Region
relation Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 55
description In order for agricultural development to fulfill its potential role as a source of growth and reducer of poverty, it must be constantly renewed through knowledge and innovation. Getting resources into the hands of innovators and providing incentives for producers, agricultural service providers, and entrepreneurs to collaborate in developing and applying new methods and technologies is a priority among institutions concerned with agricultural knowledge. While grants have long been used to finance agricultural innovation, in many countries there has been a shift away from block grant funding and towards the use of innovation funds. These are used to provide incentives and resources for investment and collaboration between innovators, producer groups, private entrepreneurs, and public institutions. Innovation funds allocate grants to targeted applicants based on a system for evaluating the eligibility, relevance, and quality of applicants' proposals.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Rajalahti, Riikka
Larson, Gunnar
author_facet Rajalahti, Riikka
Larson, Gunnar
author_sort Rajalahti, Riikka
title Agricultural Innovation Funds
title_short Agricultural Innovation Funds
title_full Agricultural Innovation Funds
title_fullStr Agricultural Innovation Funds
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural Innovation Funds
title_sort agricultural innovation funds
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/15283427/agricultural-innovation-funds
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9453
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