Genomics and knowledge management in innovation systems for LDC agriculture

Nearly 600 million poor people work in agriculture, but could be helped by appropriate new technologies. The development of such technologies requires contributions from a variety of actors. The innovation systems framework provides criteria for designing the networks needed to identify and link such actors. It requires further development in order to be applicable to agriculture, where research is often location-specific and involves the adaptation of generic knowledge to local conditions. A key question concerns the encounter between location-specific and generic knowledge. This question is addressed by the present project, which will generate new insights on ways to integrate ‘scientific’ with ‘local’ knowledge.