Journal article
Shaking it up: The realities of ‘doing’ co-innovation in a privatised agricultural advisory and extension system
JA Paschen, M Ayre, B King, N Reichelt, R Nettle
Journal of Rural Studies | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2021
Abstract
Pluralistic agricultural advisory systems comprise diverse actors, including public and private research, development, and extension (RD&E) providers, and private sector agricultural advisors. Co-innovation, as a collaborative engagement involving the full range of actors, is regarded as useful when addressing issues arising from this complexity. However, what helps or hinders successful co-innovation with public and private actors in real-world situations is still under-described in the literature. A deeper understanding of the social interactions and practices of doing co-innovation in specific settings is required to achieve successful co-innovation outcomes. This paper asks: What key fea..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program (2015-2018) as well as cash and in-kind contributions from six agricultural Research and Development Corporations and two Australian state government departments, who were involved in the co-design of the four co-innovation pilots and contributed to the interpretation of findings and their implications for future industry engagement practice with the private agricultural advisory and extension sector. Data collection and the analysis presented here were the sole responsibility of the social research team.