Persistent food shortage is a
common occurrence in many sub-Saharan African countries. Several initiatives
have been implemented to address this problem where some of them have
recognized the role of innovations in spurring agricultural development. Hence,
the use of innovations in agriculture and development in addressing the
challenges of feeding an increasingly populous and resource-constrained Africa
is receiving prominence. Creating an innovation system is therefore critical in
establishing favourable networks of organizations within an economic system
that are directly involved in the creation, diffusion and use of scientific and
technological knowledge, as well as the organizations responsible for the
coordination and support of these processes.
The actors involved focus on bringing
new products, new processes, new policies, and new forms of organization into
economic use.
The Forum for Agricultural Research
in Africa (FARA), in partnership with the German Government represented by the
Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn under its ‘One
World No Hunger’ initiative, is implementing the “Programme of Accompanying
Research for Agricultural Innovations (PARI)” (2014-2019). PARI has taken
cognizance of the successes of research and innovation initiatives in African
agriculture and through FARA developed a sub grant agreements with the
identified National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARI) in 12 African
countries.
Application of innovations offers
important opportunities to African farmers and consumers; and therefore
publication of the book is an important means of communicating current dairy
research findings to a wider audience. The book which also has information on
XIII utilization and marketing as well as existing innovations, and
opportunities for further innovations will be shared widely with academicians,
researchers, policy makers, development partners and practitioners, and other
value chain actors, as a reference material on innovations and other aspects of
the dairy value chain.
Book available at: Innovation Opportunities in Dairy Livestock in Kenya - A guide book
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