4.8 Innovation Systems

Supporting research systems possibly will add to the delivery of new knowledge and technologies.However ,this approach may not essentially advance the capacity for innovation in the agricultural sector as a whole. In recent times the model of an innovation system that takes into consideration holistic planning knowledge production and use, has gained in popularity. It focuses on enabling attitudes, practices, governance, and policies that permit the knowledge to be used for productive purposes. An innovation system can be referred to as system comprising of actors in the agricultural sectors that collectively demand and supply knowledge and technology, and the mechanisms and the rules by which these different agents interact.

 

The innovation systems focuses not only on the science suppliers but also on the interaction and totality of actors involved in innovation. It focuses on the factors that affect the demand and use of new and existing knowledge in an original and practical way. Thus innovation is viewed within a socioeconomic dimension and not simply as discovery and invention. The scope of innovation includes not only technology and production but also takes into consideration a variety of factors such as attitudes, practices, and new ways of working, management, and marketing changes. The innovation systems concept emphasizes adaptive tendencies as a central element of innovation capacity.
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