Intermediary organisations to foster the agricultural system of innovation: The Mexican Produce Foundation

International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 111-125

  Ekboir, Javier M ^a   Vera Cruz, Alexandre O ^b  

^a Institutional Learning and Change Initiative (ILAC)   (Italy)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agricultural innovation policy; Agricultural research and extension; CAS; Complex adaptive systems; Innovation intermediation; Intermediary organisations; Mexican agricultural system; Mexico; PF; Produce foundations; Technological learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857285012     PISSN: 17531942     EISSN: 17531950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTLID.2012.044879     Document Type: Article

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