Agricultural Innovation Systemfor Cotton in Azerbaijan

Tugrul Temel and Ajit MaruInternational Service for National Agricultural Research

Agricultural Innovation System

A set of organizations interacting in areas concerning cotton policy, research & extension, credit, farming, input supply, marketing, and processing;To develop, distribute & apply new or

improved technologies for cotton; andTo influence the process of change in the

cotton sector.

Set of Interacting Organizations

Policy units [P] Cotton research & extension organizations [R] Agricultural banks [B] Cotton farmers, Farmers’ association [F] Input suppliers (seed/fertilizer/pest./equipment) [I] Cotton marketing firms [M] Cotton processing firms [Pr] Consultancy firms [C] External organizations (Int’l orgs, NGOs, donors) [X]

Agricultural Innovation SystemOrganizations and Their Linkages

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Linkages between any two organizations in the AIS

FX Linkage between Farmers and External organizations

Additional organizations in the AIS

Organizations in NARS

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PM

Agricultural Innovation System:Cotton Supply Chain

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Linkages between any two organizations in the cotton supply chain

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PM

Problems of Farm Production

Inefficient information & extension system Farmers’ lack of knowledge & skills about new

varieties, technologies, & input use Inefficient seed production system Low quality cotton production Lack of credit

Agricultural Innovation System:Linkages Relating to the Production Problems

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Linkages to be strengthened to solve the production problems

Agricultural Innovation System

An Agricultural Innovation System comes into being through flow of:– Information– Knowledge– Skills– Resources

Solutions to the Problems Require

An effective flow of IKSR among organizations of the AIS for cotton

An information exchange network to facilitate this flow between multiple organizations

Agricultural Innovation System:Information Flows within Research and Extension System

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XLinkages between any two organizations in the AIS

Additional organizations in the AIS

Organizations and information flows in NARS

Agricultural Innovation System

Information and Knowledge Flows in an AIS are pluralistic

Agricultural Innovation System:Information Flows

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XLinkages between any two organizations in the AIS

Additional organizations and new information flows in the AIS

Organizations and information flows in NARS

Agricultural Innovation System:Information Flow through an Information Exchange Network

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InformationExchangeNetwork

Linkages between any two organizations in the AIS

Additional organizations in the AIS

Organizations in NARS

Information Flow in AIS through Information Exchange Network

Agricultural Innovation System

• An Information Exchange Network (IEN) facilitates an AIS

• It may be essential for AIS to develop• An IEN may be a “public good” to

support the AIS for Cotton in Azerbaijan• It may be initiated by the Research

System and supported through Public-Private Partnership

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