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Innovation in informal settings but in which direction? The case of small cotton farming systems in Argentina

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  • Valeria Arza
  • Patrick van Zwanenberg

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We compare two very different kinds of innovation in the same informal setting; that of small-scale cotton production in northeast Argentina. One involved the informal production and sale of copied genetically modified seeds, an innovation that fitted readily within an incumbent set of socio-technical practices concerned with intensive commodity crop production. The other involved new agro-ecological techniques; a radical departure from incumbent practices. By contrasting these cases, we argue that the potential of informal innovation to better address the problems of marginalized actors depends on the broader socio-technical system to which innovation seeks to contribute.

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  • Valeria Arza & Patrick van Zwanenberg, 2014. "Innovation in informal settings but in which direction? The case of small cotton farming systems in Argentina," Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 55-72, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:riadxx:v:4:y:2014:i:1:p:55-72
    DOI: 10.1080/2157930X.2013.876801
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    1. Alexis Habiyaremye, 2023. "Co-learning in university-community engagement for sustainable local food systems in South Africa," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Felix Ouko Opola & Laurens Klerkx & Cees Leeuwis & Catherine Kilelu, 0. "The Hybridity of Inclusive Innovation Narratives Between Theory and Practice: A Framing Analysis," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 0, pages 1-23.
    3. Felix Ouko Opola & Laurens Klerkx & Cees Leeuwis & Catherine Kilelu, 2021. "The Hybridity of Inclusive Innovation Narratives Between Theory and Practice: A Framing Analysis," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(3), pages 626-648, June.

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