ABSTRACT

Purpose

An Agricultural Innovation System (AIS) is a collaborative governance (CG) arrangement which brings together several actors in the agriculture sector forming an innovation platform (IP). This study presents findings of CG dynamics obtained from an IP.

Design/Methodology/Approach

: A qualitative study used focus group discussions, key informant interviews and desk study to collect data.

Findings

Establishment of an IP is the first step in the realisation of CG in an AIS. There is a varied range of governance dynamics which affect the functionality of an IP. Actors in an IP choose when and in what circumstances to apply CG, in order to increase their beneficial effect. The differences among actors in terms of their sizes, resources, visions and missions contribute to how the CG works out.

Practical implication

: Paying attention to CG dynamics is as important as forming IPs. Failure to address governance dynamics makes actors follow an individualistic, linear approach to extension service delivery under the veil of AIS. There is a need to mainstream CG as a reiterative and not as a sporadic approach on logistical but on substantive matters. This requires a re-orientation and restructuring of extension systems.

Theoretical implication

: Future research should focus on how the collaborative dynamics affect the impacts coming out of the CG regime.

Originality/Value

Mobilising actors and setting up structures for AIS has become common place yet little attention is paid to understanding the collaborative dynamics affecting their functionality.

中文翻译：

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创新平台中的协作治理动态：马拉维地区利益相关者小组的案例

摘要

目的

农业创新系统（AIS）是一种协作治理（CG）安排，它将农业部门的多个参与者聚集在一起，形成了一个创新平台（IP）。这项研究提出了从IP获得的CG动态的发现。

设计/方法论/方法

：定性研究使用焦点小组讨论，关键知情人访谈和案头研究来收集数据。

发现

IP的建立是在AIS中实现CG的第一步。各种各样的治理动态会影响IP的功能。IP的参与者选择何时何地应用CG，以增加其有益效果。行动者之间在规模，资源，愿景和使命方面的差异有助于CG的工作方式。

实际意义

注意：关注CG动态与形成IP一样重要。未能解决治理动态问题，使参与者在AIS的面纱下遵循了个性化，线性的方法来扩展服务。有必要将CG主流化，而不是将后勤问题作为后勤方法，而是将其作为实质性问题。这需要对扩展系统进行重新定位和重组。

理论意义

：未来的研究应集中在协作动力如何影响CG机制产生的影响上。

创意/价值

动员行动者和建立AIS的结构已经很普遍，但很少有人关注了解影响其功能的协作动力。