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    Institutional barriers to successful innovations: perceptions of rural farmers and key stakeholders in southwest Nigeria

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    2014-12-16
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    Kolade, Oluwaseun;
    Harpham, Trudy;
    Gibreab, G
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    Abstract
    Diffusion studies in sub-Saharan Africa have typically focused on the impact of traditional adoption factors on uptake of technological innovations. This study draws on semi-structured interviews of rural farmers and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in southwest Nigeria to examine the impact of institutional factors on the success of technological innovations. The findings indicate that government policies, markets, financial institutions, infrastructure and other institutional conditions play significant role on the success of technological innovations. A successful innovation package should integrate institutional reforms with promotion of innovative inputs, and vibrant farmers’ cooperatives can be at the heart of such agrarian reform.
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    Citation : Kolade, O., Harpham, T., and Kibreab, G. (2014) Institutional barriers to successful innovations: Perceptions of rural farmers and key stakeholders in southwest Nigeria. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 6(4), pp.339–353.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16235
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2014.966039
    ISSN : 2042-1338
    2042-1346
    Research Institute : Institute for Applied Economics and Social Value (IAESV)
    Research Institute : Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI)
    Peer Reviewed : Yes
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