Building agricultural innovation capacity from the bottom up: Using spillover effects from projects to strengthen agricultural innovation systems

Current research emphasises that agricultural innovation projects are influenced in multiple ways by the Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) which they operate. Yet little attention has been paid to reverse direction of this relationship, i.e. how affect AIS course their innovative activities. Accordingly, there currently no tools measure such spillovers from projects. This paper shows even where have not designed with explicit aim influencing can on Based finding, it argues designing a way maximises positive and reduces negative would be useful tool for strengthening capacities particular territory or sector. concept as Organisational (OIS) embedded AIS, develops an analytical framework assessing applies case study Operational Group German Federal State Hessen. The may yield diverse In addition considering shaped – constrained and/or enabled community should pay more side interrelation Designing responsibly so monitored help improve national sectoral AIS. points underexplored issue and, related this, thus far unused potential policy improving It further OIS into approach effects AIS; area project assessment until now adequately covered.