Wandering off the paths of planned innovation: The role of formal and informal intermediaries in a large-scale irrigation scheme in Morocco

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 171-179

  Poncet, J ^a,b   Kuper, M ^a,b   Chiche, J ^c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UMR G EAU   (France)

^c INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Extension; Innovation intermediary; Innovation network; Innovation system; Large scale irrigation schemes; Morocco

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; EXTENSION; FARMING SYSTEM; INNOVATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MOROCCO;

EID: 77649336504     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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