Farmer-Led Innovations, Agricultural, and Economic Development in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review
PREGLEDNI RAD
ISSN 1849-1146
UDK 631+338.1(1-773)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69680/ac.15.2.4
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Autori: Mohammed Tiyumtaba Shaibu1,3, Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu1, Irene S. Egyir1, Collins Asante-Addo1, Josip Juračak2
1University of Ghana, School of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, P. O. Box, LG 68, Legon, Accra, Ghana (mohammedtiyumtabas@gmail.com)
2University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Division of Agroeconomy and Informatics, Department of Management and Rural Entrepreneurship, Zagreb, Croatia
3Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Animal Research Institute, Division of Livelihood and Innovation, P. O. Box, 52, Tamale, Ghana
ABSTRACT
For farmers to explore and contribute to the growing needs of agricultural technologies, farmer-led innovations have been supported by mainstream research activities through donor funding. This research aims to identify different innovations introduced by farmer innovators and determine their impacts and challenges in its implementation. Through a systematic review, a multi-database approach was used to source relevant scientific publications key to the topic of review. Articles originating from developing countries, on farmer-led innovation and mostly peer-reviewed journal sources were used. The findings revealed several specific farmer-led innovations under broad category of livestock, crop husbandry, agro-processing and storage and post-harvest innovations. In some cases, productivity and incomes were improved due to the adoption of farmer-led innovations. Challenges in farmer-led innovations in developing countries include low education, a lack of donor interest, limited research capacity and lack of cost sharing. These challenges can negatively impact food security improvement in smallholder farm households.
Key words: farmer-led innovations, impact, challenges, agricultural development, systematic review
Inovacije pod vodstvom poljoprivrednika, poljoprivredni i gospodarski razvoj u zemljama u razvoju: sustavan pregled
SAŽETAK
Kako bi poljoprivrednici mogli istraživati i doprinositi sve većim potrebama za poljoprivrednim tehnologijama, inovacije pod vodstvom poljoprivrednika podupiru se u okviru institucionalne istraživačke djelatnosti financirane donatorskim sredstvima. Cilj je ovoga istraživanja identificirati različite inovacije koje uvode inovativni poljoprivrednici te utvrditi njihove učinke i izazove povezane s njihovom provedbom. U okviru sustavnoga pregleda uporabljen je višebazni pristup kojim su prikupljene relevantne znanstvene publikacije ključne za temu rada. U analizu su uključeni radovi koji potječu iz zemalja u razvoju, bave se inovacijama pod vodstvom poljoprivrednika te su većinom objavljeni u recenziranim znanstvenim časopisima. Nalazi su pokazali niz konkretnih inovacija pod vodstvom poljoprivrednika u širokim kategorijama stočarske proizvodnje, biljne proizvodnje, prerade poljoprivrednih proizvoda te skladištenja i inovacija u posliježetvenim postupcima. U pojedinim su slučajevima, zbog usvajanja inovacija pod vodstvom poljoprivrednika, poboljšana produktivnost i povećani prihodi. Izazovi povezani s inovacijama pod vodstvom poljoprivrednika u zemljama u razvoju obuhvaćaju nisku razinu obrazovanja, manjak interesa donatora, ograničene istraživačke kapacitete i izostanak zajedničkoga sudjelovanja u troškovima. Ti izazovi mogu negativno utjecati na poboljšanje prehrambene sigurnosti u malim obiteljskim poljoprivrednim gospodarstvima.
Ključne riječi: inovacije pod vodstvom poljoprivrednika, učinci, izazovi, poljoprivredni razvoj, sustavan pregled
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