Innovations in Agriculture: Diffusion to Disruption to Degrowth By R.M. Prasad

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Publisher ‏: Daya Publishing House
Author : R.M. Prasad
Language ‏: English
Edition : Latest By Publishers
Book Cover : Hard Back
ISBN : 9789354616754

Table of Content

Contents Foreword v Preface ix Acronyms xvii 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Innovation Defined; 1.2 Meaning of Innovation; 1.3.Types of Innovation; 1.4. Doblins 10 Types of Innovation; 1.5.Fields of Innovation; 1.6. Novelty of Innovation; 1.7. Innovation Process; 1.8. Four Ps of Innovation Strategy; 1.9.Eight Ps of Innovation; 1.10. Innovation and Development; 1.11. Challenges of Innovation; 1.12. Innovations in Agriculture; 1.13. Organization of the Book; References 2. Evolution and Dynamics of Innovation Process 19 2.1. Innovation as a Process; 2.2. Design Thinking as a Strategy for Innovation; 2.3. Generic Framework for Designing the Innovation Process; 2.4. Forms of Innovation; 2.5. Risks of Innovation; 2.6. Scaling Up Innovation; References xiv 3. Innovation Ecosystem 49 3.1. Definitions; 3.2. Functions of Innovation Ecosystem; 3.3. Brief History of Innovation Policy in India; 3.4.Innovation Ecosystem in India; 3.5. Key Actors in Indian Innovation Ecosystem; 3.6. Innovation Ecosystem in Agriculture Sector; 3.7. Enabling Environment for Innovations in Agriculture; 3.8. Innovations for Rural India; 3.9. India Innovation Index (III); 3.10. Global Innovation Index (GII); 3.11. Other Innovation Initiatives; 3.12. Organisations Related to Innovations in Agriculture ; 3.13. Challenges of Indian Innovation Ecosystem; References 4. Diffusion of Technological Innovations in Agriculture 83 4.1. Meaning of Diffusion ; 4.2. Concept of Innovation Diffusion; 4.3. Adopter Categories; 4.4. Diffusion of Innovation Process; 4.5. Process of Adoption; 4.6. Diffusion and Adoption; 4.7. Theories of Innovation Diffusion; 4.8. Application of the Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) Approach in Extension; 4.9. Attributes of Innovation; 4.10. Social networks in diffusion of innovations; 4.11. Barriers to Adoption of Innovations; 4.12. Rethinking Adopter Categories; 4.13. What is Wrong with Diffusion of Innovation Theory?; 4.14. Studies Defying Rogers DOI Theory: Implications ; 4.15. Issues Related to Innovation and Diffusion Studies; References 5. Disruptive Innovations in Agriculture 117 5.1. Types of Innovation ; 5.2. Time Line of Major Works on Disruptive Innovations; 5.3. Requirements for Disruptive Innovation; 5.4. Disruptive Technologies in Agriculture; 5.5.Transformative Disruptive Technology Innovations in Agriculture; 5.6. Smart Innovation in Agriculture; 5.7. Recent Disruptive Innovations yet to Become Popular; 5.8. NITI Aayog and Disruptive Innovation ; 5.9. Risks to Disruptive Innovation and Technology; 5.10. Disintermediation and Uberization in Agriculture; 5.11. Indian Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) ; 5.12. Challenges of Digital Agriculture ; 5.13. Barriers in Scaling Up Digital Innovations; 5.14. Developing Digital Trust; 5.15. Reverse Innovation; 5.16. Studies of Disruptive Innovations: Implications for Extension; References; ; 6. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Agriculture 155 6.1. Creativity in Entrepreneurship; 6.2. Sources of Innovation in Entrepreneurship; 6.3. Technology Entrepreneurship; 6.4. Innovation and Technology; 6.5. Technology Ecosystem Model; 6.6. Entrepreneurship and xv Social Capital; 6.7. Business Innovations in Agriculture; 6.8. Developing Entrepreneurship in Agriculture; 6.9. Agri Startups; References 7. Degrowth Innovations in Agriculture 185 7.1. Degrowth Movement ; 7.2. Goals of Degrowth; 7.3. Sources of Degrowth Theories; 7.4. Roots of Degrowth Movement ; 7.5. Degrowth and Technological Innovations; 7.6. Innovations in Degrowth-Successful Cases; 7.7. Business Model Innovation for Degrowth ; 7.8. Research Agenda on Agrarian Degrowth; 7.9. Cuban Agriculture as a Classic Case for Degrowth; 7.10. Natural Farming as a Degrowth Movement; 7.11.Concept of Social Innovation from a Degrowth Perspective; 7.12. Institutional Innovation and Degrowth: A Case Study; 7.13. Green Growth as Degrowth; 7.14. Sustainable Transitions in Agriculture; 7.15. Conservation Agriculture as a Degrowth Phenomenon; 7.16. Climate Change and Degrowth Strategy ; 7.17. Studies on Degrowth Innovations in Agriculture; References 8. Innovation Management and Innovation Intermediaries in Agriculture 217 8.1. Meaning of Innovation Management; 8.2. Key Elements of Innovation Management; 8.3. Factors Affecting Successful Innovation; 8.4. Innovation Intermediary; 8.5. Farmers Organisations as Innovation Intermediaries; References 9. Innovations in Science of Delivery Related to Extension Services 241 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Principles of the Science of Delivery; 9.3. Innovations in Service Delivery in Agriculture; 9.4. Role of Extension Education in Innovations in Service Delivery; 9.5. Models of Extension Service Delivery; 9.6. Extension Service as Innovation Brokers ; 9.7. Extension System as Ecosystem Orchestrators; 9.8. National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP); 9.9. Need for More Effective Commercialization ; 9.10. Demand Driven Innovation; 9.11. Innovation Platforms ; 9.12. Institutional Innovations in Service Delivery in Agriculture; 9.13. Service Delivery Framework; 9.14. Extension System and Innovation for Development ; 9.15. Paradigm Shift Needed in Agricultural Research and Technology for Better Service Delivery; 9.16. Inclusive Innovation in Agriculture; 9.17. Responsible Innovation in Agriculture; References xvi 10. Epilogue 277 10.1. Innovation Process ; 10.2. Innovations in Agriculture; 10.3 Innovative Methodology for Extension Service Delivery; 10.4. Suggestions for Innovation Research in Agricultural Extension; References Annexures 287 Index 309