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Hall, A., Dijkman, J. and Sulaiman, R.V. (2010). “Research Into Use: Investigating the Relationship between Agricultural Research and Innovation”. UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2010-044, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Agricultural Research, Agricultural Innovation, Innovation Systems, Innovation Narratives, Public Policy, Private Investment

Laxmi Prasad Pant (2010). “Assessing Innovations in International Research and Development Practice”. UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2010-043, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Agriculture, Systems of Innovation, Social Innovation, India, Nepal, South Asia

Hall, A., Clark, N. and Frost, A. (2010). “Bottom-up, Bottom-line: Development-Relevant Enterprises in East Africa and their Significance for Agricultural Innovation”. UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2010-042, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Development-Relevant Enterprises, Agricultural Research, Agricultural Innovation, East Africa

Lina Sonne (2010). “India’s Rural Financial System: Does it Support Pro-Poor Innovation?” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2010-039, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Pro-Poor Finance, Finance Innovation, Finance Entrepreneurship, Financial Innovation, Rural Finance, India, India’s Financial System

Lina Sonne (2010). “Financing Pro-Poor, Entrepreneur-Based Innovation: A Review of Existing Literature”. UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2010-038, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Pro-Poor Finance, Finance Innovation, Finance Entrepreneurship, Financial Innovation, Rural Finance

Lina Sonne (2010). “Pro-Poor, Entrepreneur-Based Innovation and its Role in Rural Development". UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2010-037, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Pro-Poor Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Rural Development

Rasheed Sulaiman V., Laxmi Thummuru, Andy Hall and Jeroen Dijkman (2009). “Tacit Knowledge and Innovation Capacity: Evidence from the Indian Livestock Sector.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2009-058, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Innovation Systems, Tacit Knowledge, Innovation Capacity, India, Livestock

Andy Hall and N. Clark (2009). “What do Complex Adaptive Systems Look Like and what are the Implications for Innovation Policy?” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2009-046 United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Complex Adaptive Systems, Innovation Policy, Uganda, Cassava, Adaptation Capacity, Smallholder Production

Klerkx, Laurens, Andy Hall and Cees Leeuwis (2009). “Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Capacity: Are Innovation Brokers the Answer?” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2009-019 United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Agriculture, Developing Countries, the Netherlands, Innovation Broker, Neutrality, Institutional Learning, Context-Specific, Innovation Systems, Capacity Strengthening, Agricultural Extension

Steglich, Mirjam, Ekin Keskin, Andy Hall & Jeroen Dijkman (2009). “Are International Market Demands Compatible with Serving Domestic Social Needs? Challenges in Strengthening Innovation Capacity in Kenya’s Horticulture Industry”. UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2009-009 United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Innovation Response Capacity, Kenya, Horticulture, Globalisation, Smallholder Production, Policy

Laxmi Prasad Pant, Helen Hambly Odame, Andy Hall and Rasheed Sulaiman V. (2008). "Learning Networks Matter: Challenges to Developing Learning-Based Competence in Mango Production and Post-Harvest in Andhra Pradesh, India”. UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2008-069, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Keywords: Systems, Innovation, Mango, High-Value, National Competence, Learning Networks, South Asia, India

Ekin Keskin, Mirjam Steglich, Jeroen Dijkman & Andy Hall (2008). "Private Capacity and Public Failure: Contours of Livestock Innovation Response Capacity in Kenya." UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2008-068, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Keywords: Livestock, Agriculture, Innovation, Innovation Response Capacity, Kenya

Andy Hall (2008). “Embedding Research in Society: Development Assistance Options for Supporting Agricultural Innovation in a Global Knowledge Economy.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2008-011, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Keywords: Global Knowledge Economy, Development Assistance, Agricultural Research, Agricultural Innovation, Science Technology and Innovation Policy, Development Research Community, International Development

Andy Hall, Rasheed Sulaiman V., & Peter Bezkorowajnyj (2008). “Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity. Part 3: Tools for Diagnosis and Institutional Change in Innovation Systems.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2008-004, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Keywords: Institutional Change, Innovation Systems, M&E, Benchmarking, Evaluation, Learning

Andy Hall, Rasheed Sulaiman V., & Peter Bezkorowajnyj (2008). “Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity. Part 2: A Framework for Analysis.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2008-003, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Keywords: Livestock Innovation Systems, Innovation Capacity, Institutional Change, Fodder, Welfare Outcomes, Counterfactual, Parallel Universe, Plausible Causal Connections

Andy Hall, Rasheed Sulaiman V., Mona Dhamankar, Peter Bezkorowajnyj & Leela Prasad (2008). “Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity. Part I: A Review of Historical and Recent Experiences.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2008-002, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Keywords: Livestock, Agriculture, Innovation, Poverty Reduction, Technology, Partnerships, India, Nigeria

Andy Hall (2007). “Challenges to Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Systems: Where Do We Go From Here?” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2007-038, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Key Words: Agricultural Innovation Systems, Institutional and Policy Change, Space for Diversity, Innovation Narratives, Collective Intelligence, Self-Reflection

Andy Hall, N. Clark & Guru Naik (2007). “Technology supply chain or innovation capacity?: Contrasting experiences of promoting small scale irrigation technology in South Asia” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2007-014, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Key Words: Agricultural Machinery, Technology, Innovation Systems, Innovation Capacity, Agricultural Research, Poverty Reduction, Small-scale Irrigation, Supply Chains

Andy Hall (2007). “The origins and implications of using innovation systems perspectives in the design and implementation of agricultural research projects: Some personal observations.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2007-013, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Key Words: Innovation Systems, Agricultural Research, Development Practice, Poverty Reduction, Lessons and Principles, Research Project Design

Watts, J., Mackay, R., Horton, D., Hall, A., Douthwaite, B., Chambers, R. and A. Acosta (2007) (Second Edition). "Institutional Learning and Change: An Introduction." ILAC Working Paper No. 3, Rome: Italy, Institutional Learning and Change Initiative.

Key Words: Institutional Learning, Agricultural Research, ILAC

Andy Hall, Lynn K. Mytelka & Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka (2006). “Concepts and guidelines for diagnostic assessments of agricultural innovation capacity.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2006-017, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Key Words: Public-Private Sector Partnerships, Innovation Systems, Institutional Change, Capacity Development, Social Capital

Andy Hall & Jeroen Dijkman (2006). “Capacity development for agricultural biotechnology in developing countries: Concepts, contexts, case studies and operational challenges of a systems perspective.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2006-003, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Key Words: Agriculture, Ethiopia, Uganda, Innovation Systems, Biotechnology, Capacity Development, Innovation Capacity, Policy

Andy Hall (2006). “Public-private sector partnerships in an agricultural system of innovation: Concepts and challenges.” UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series #2006-002, United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology: Maastricht , The Netherlands.

Key Words: Public-Private Sector Partnerships, Innovation Systems, Institutional Change, Capacity Development, Social Capital

Rasheed Sulaiman V., Andy Hall and N. Suresh (2005). “Effectiveness of Private Sector Extension in India and Lessons for the New Extension Policy Agenda”. Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN) Network Paper No. 141, Overseas Development Institute: UK.

Key Words: TROPAG, Extension, Private Sector, Privatisation, Public Services, Marketing, Agriculture, Development Plans, India, Policy

Hall, A.J. (2004). “New Patterns of Partnership in Agricultural Research in Africa: Institutional Lessons from SMIP.” ICRISAT Social Science Working Paper Series, No. 18 ICRISAT, Patancheru: India.

Key Words: Agricultural Research, Partnership, SMIP

Rasheed Sulaiman V. (2003). “Agricultural Extension-Involvement of Private Sector”. Occasional Paper, National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD), Mumbai.

Key Words: Agricultural Extension, Private Sector, Extension System

Rasheed Sulaiman V. (2003). “Innovations in Agricultural Extension in India”. SD Dimensions-Knowledge, June 2003, FAO.

Key Words: Extension, Agricultural Research, India, Innovation, Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Public-Private Partnerships

Rasheed Sulaiman V., Tahseen Jafry and M.S. Ashok (2003). “Cafeteria for Women in Agriculture”. Working Paper 4, NCAP, New Delhi .

Key Words: Gender, Agricultural Extension, PFAE, Agriculture

Rasheed Sulaiman V. and Georgina Holt (2002). “Extension, Poverty and Vulnerability in India: Country Study for the Neuchatel Initiative, Working Paper 154, Overseas Development Institute: UK.

Key Words: Extension, India, Poverty, Innovation, Training and Visit, Public-Private Partnership

Hall, A.J., Clark, N.G., Rasheed Sulaiman V., and Sarah Taylor (2001). “Institutional Learning Through Technical Projects: Horticultural Technology R&D Systems in India.” ODI Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN) Paper No. 111, January 2001.

Key Words: Institutional Learning, Horticulture, Mango, Technology Development, Post-Harvest

Hall, A.J. and S. Nahdy (1999). “New Methods and Old Institutions: The ‘Systems Context’ of Farmer Participatory Research in National Agricultural Research Systems. The Case of Uganda.” ODI Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN) Paper No. 93, January 1999.

Key Words: Farmer Participatory Research, Technology Development, Relationship between Scientists and Farmers

Hall, A.J., G.N. Bockett, S., Nahdy (1998). “Sweet Potato Postharvest Systems In : Strategies Constraints and Potentials.” International Potato Centre (CIP) Social Science Department Working Paper Series No. 1998-7 CIP, Lima, Peru (ISSN 0256-87).

Key Words: Sweet Potato, Post-Harvest, Uganda , Food Security