Tags: innovation systems, mobile pastoral systems, innovation, agriculture, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya

While there has been much discussion of the importance of innovation in African agriculture, remarkably little has focused on mobile pastoral systems. Everyone agrees that science, technology and innovation must be at the centre of economic growth,livelihood improvement and development more broadly. But it must always be asked:what innovation - and for whom? Decisions about direction, diversity and distribution are key in any discussion of innovation options and wider development pathways.

Pastoral Innovation Systems - Perspectives from Ethiopia and Kenya.pdf