Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity: Part 1. A Review of Historical and Recent Experiences
Hall, Andy, Sulaiman, Rasheed, Dhamankar, Mona, Bezkorowajnyj, Peter and Prasad, Leela (2008). Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity: Part 1. A Review of Historical and Recent Experiences. UNU-MERIT.
Document type:
Report
Collection:
-
Sub-type Working paper Author Hall, Andy
Sulaiman, Rasheed
Dhamankar, Mona
Bezkorowajnyj, Peter
Prasad, LeelaTitle Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity: Part 1. A Review of Historical and Recent Experiences Publication Date 2008 Place of Publication Maastricht Publisher UNU-MERIT Pages n/a Abstract This is the first in a series of three papers that develop a conceptual framework for a project on livestock fodder innovation. Livestock is important to the livelihoods of poor people in many regions of the developing world. A generic problem found across this diverse range of production and marketing contexts is the shortage of fodder. This paper argues that to address this problem it is necessary to frame the question of fodder shortage not from the perspective of information and technological scarcity, but from the perspective of capacity scarcity in relation to fodder innovation. To support this position the paper presents case studies of experience from an earlier fodder innovation project. These cases suggest that while fodder technology is important, it is not enough. There is a large institutional dimension to bringing about innovation, particularly with respect to the effectiveness of networks and alliances needed to put technology into use. Keyword Livestock
Agriculture
Innovation
Poverty reduction
Technology
Partnerships
India
NigeriaCopyright Holder UNU-MERIT Copyright Year 2008 Copyright type All rights reserved ISSN 18719872 -
Citation counts 
Search Google Scholar
Access Statistics: 774 Abstract Views - Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 11 Dec 2013, 15:47:09 JST