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Institutional learning through technical projects: horticultural technology R&D systems in India
The need to see technology transfer in a holistic light
| Author(s): | Hall, A.; Clark, N.; Taylor, S. and Sulaiman , V. R. |
| Organization: | Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN) |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Region(s) of Coverage: | South Asia |
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Environment and Climate Change, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Development Finance & Aid Effectiveness, Private Sector Development, Urban Development and the Global South, Information & Communications Technology (ICT)
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| Last Updated: | Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
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This paper demonstrates the way in which institutional learning has been adopted by a post-harvest technology research project in India to cope with the institutional constraints associated with various public agencies. It also aims to formulate broader lessons for institutional reform in horticultural R&D systems. The case study presents an institutional history of public and private efforts to assist farmers from the Vijaya Association of Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Cooperative Societies of Andhra Pradesh to produce and sell export quality mangoes. Research findings:- while technology development (and transfer) is certainly key to sustainable development, it will only succeed if the institutional context is appropriate
- institutional learning is proposed as a process through which adaptations can be made to accommodate shortcomings in the prevailing institutional environment
- the recognition of the importance of institutional learning is rooted in contemporary thinking that conceptualises technical and economic change in systems terms, and where technical and institutional innovations are seen as of equal importance
Policy implications: - the integrated systems nature of technical issues indicate the need to conceptualise project interventions and associated institutional arrangements in a systems framework
- it is necessary for donor-funded technical research projects to recognise institutional lessons as valid technical research outputs
- ever-evolving institutional roles emphasise the need for policy recommendations to contribute to the institutional underpinnings of technology systems, as well as better technologies
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