Heterogeneous pathways of technological change in marginalised rural areas: the case for fuller accounts of adoption

Genowefa Blundo Canto (), Syndhia Mathe () and Bissan Fatoumata
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Genowefa Blundo Canto: UMR Innovation - Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Syndhia Mathe: UMR Innovation - Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: Dynamic and cumulative processes shaping technology adoption receive less attention in agricultural research compared to snapshot analyses of its determinants. We address this through theory-driven evaluation and the Propositions, Encounters, Dispositions and Responses framework. In 2005, research institutes introduced improved cassava varieties (ICVs) in East Cameroon. In the following decade, economic transformations brought in new development actors who revived their circulation. The interactions and actors who intervened in a relatively short period and the diversity of adoption pathways in a relatively small area highlight the complexity of technological change. Learning-oriented, systemic and systematic evaluations are needed for fuller adoption accounts.

Keywords: Cameroun; recherche agronomique; zone rurale; variété; manioc; changement technologique; élevage; agriculture; virus mosaïque manioc; participation des agriculteurs; Improved varieties; Cameroon; Evaluation; Impact; Outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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Published in Revue canadienne d'études du développement / Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 2024, 45 (3), 24 p. ⟨10.1080/02255189.2024.2375268⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2024.2375268

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