Unravelling the role of innovation platforms in supporting co-evolution of innovation: Contributions and tensions in a smallholder dairy development programme

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-77

  Kilelu, Catherine W ^a   Klerkx, Laurens ^a   Leeuwis, Cees ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Co evolution; Innovation intermediaries; Innovation platform; Kenya; Smallholder dairy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COEVOLUTION; DAIRY FARMING; SMALLHOLDER; STAKEHOLDER;

KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84876343799     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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