Innovation through knowledge sharing: Evidence from the informal sector in Harare, Zimbabwe

Tarisai Manyati

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 2014, vol. 6, issue 4, 281-288

Abstract: This research sought to establish how knowledge is circulated among the informal sector innovators who develop innovations in the manufacture of de-haulers, an agricultural technology used to thresh seed. Questionnaires, in-depth interviews and observation methods were used in collecting the data for this study. The study findings obtained from this study indicate that small-scale farmer feedback loops and knowledge transfers occur in the development of innovation. The study concludes that innovation in the manufacture of de-haulers is enabled by knowledge fusion sharing involving both close and casual relationships among informal innovators, formal sector manufacturers and small-scale farmers.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2014.947196

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