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Characterization of the sectoral innovation system for cocoa in Cameroon
[Caractérisation du système sectoriel d'innovation du cacao au Cameroun]

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  • Syndhia Mathé

    (UMR Innovation - Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

  • Eric Joël Fofiri Nzossié

    (UN - Université de Ngaoundéré/University of Ngaoundéré [Cameroun])

  • Ludovic Temple

    (UMR Innovation - Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

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This article examines how a Sectorial System of Innovation (SSI) can be used to understand and organize public policy choices in the cocoa sector in Cameroon. This central production in the country's agricultural economy has been, since 2002, the subject of several "recovery plans" aiming to significantly increase cocoa yields, and thus the production of cocoa, by sharing scientific and technical knowledge. Based on open interviews and quantitative data collected from key actors, this article characterizes the organizational mode and logic of the "cocoa innovation system". The analysis of the structuring of this SSI reveals problems. It identifies potential levers for an innovation trajectory towards a sustainable and more inclusive increase in cocoa production.

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  • Syndhia Mathé & Eric Joël Fofiri Nzossié & Ludovic Temple, 2021. "Characterization of the sectoral innovation system for cocoa in Cameroon [Caractérisation du système sectoriel d'innovation du cacao au Cameroun]," Post-Print hal-05177358, HAL.
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    DOI: 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2021.0694
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