Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements : promising developments in the traditional crops sector.

Ochieng, Cosmas C. M. (2007) Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements : promising developments in the traditional crops sector. Journal of Modern African Studies, 45 (1). pp. 143-169. ISSN 1469-7777

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Abstract

Within the last four years, a number of high profile reports outlining new strategies for pulling African agriculture out of its current impasse have emerged. These include the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme of NEPAD, and the InterAcademy Council Report commissioned by UN Secretary General Koffi Annan. Whilst these strategies are a welcome improvement on those that have characterised African agriculture in the past, it is argued here that like their predecessors, they fail to focus on business-competitive approaches as an integral part of the reform package needed to stimulate African agricultural productivity and development. This paper draws on innovation, business and organisation literature to highlight some of these approaches. It focuses on three concepts : value innovation, lead user focus and organisational value logic.

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Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Modern African Studies
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http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=MOA The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Journal of Modern African Studies, 45 (1), pp 143-169 2007, © 2007 Cambridge niversity Press.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? sociology and political sciencegeography, planning and developments agriculture (general) ??
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34753
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Deposited On:
09 Dec 2010 16:29
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