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Unpacking the drivers behind the use of the Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) approach: The case of rice research and extension professionals in Sierra Leone

机译：解开农业创新系统（AIS）方法的使用背后的司机：塞拉利昂的水稻研究和推广专业人员的案例

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Agriculture Innovation System (AIS) thinking and approaches are largely perceived as a sine-qua-non for the design and implementation of effective and sustainable agriculture development programmes. AIS has gained popularity in the agriculture innovation literature and has been embedded in policy documents of agriculture sector institutions in many countries. However, there is much less evidence of AIS thinking influencing the behaviours of research and extension institutions and staff `on the ground'. An important research gap is the need to better understand the attitudes and beliefs of extension and research professionals regarding AIS and that drive behaviours. Sierra Leone, like most developing countries, has embraced the use of AIS (at least in theory) as evident in policy documents of government institutions - the leading innovation system actors in the country. This study uses the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to assess the cognitive foundation of agricultural research scientists and extension professionals' intention to use the AIS approach related to rice innovation (the country's staple food crop). Results show there are significant differences in intention which relate to organisation affiliation, age, and gender. Moreover, those with a high intention to use the AIS approach have significantly stronger beliefs associated with the benefits of AIS including its ease of use and the positive effects it is likely to have on smallholder farmers' food security and ability to innovate. Those with a high intention to use the AIS approach also perceive stronger social pressure from key social referents such as colleagues, employers and supervisors; suggesting that policies and an organisation's vision have a significant bearing. Furthermore, the findings suggest that impediments to the use of AIS relate to lack of finance and knowledge. Unpacking these beliefs allows possible entry points to be identified which can enhance the functioning of existing AISs and newly formed ones. The findings and framework presented are useful for many developing countries where AIS approaches are being tested.
机译：农业创新体系（AIS）思维和方法主要被认为是一个正弦 - QUA - 无论是有效和可持续的农业发展方案的设计和实施。 AIS在农业创新文学中越来越受欢迎，并嵌入了许多国家农业部门机构的政策文件。然而，有些证据表明AIS思维影响了研究和拓展机构和员工“在地上”的行为。一个重要的研究缺口是需要更好地了解延长和研究专业人员对AIS的态度和信念以及驱动行为的行为。像大多数发展中国家一样，塞拉利昂已经接受了在政府机构的政策文件中使用AIS（至少在理论上） - 该国的领先创新制度行动者。本研究采用了计划行为（TPB）理论来评估农业研究科学家和推广专业人员打算使用与水稻创新相关的AIS方法的认知基础（该国的主食作物）。结果表明，与组织联盟，年龄和性别有关的意图存在显着差异。此外，那些具有高意图使用AIS方法的人具有明显强烈的信念，与AIS的益处有关，包括其易用性和对小农农民粮食安全和创新能力的积极影响。那些具有高意图使用AIS方法的人也会感知来自同事，雇主和监事等关键社会指标的更强的社会压力;暗示政策和组织的愿景有一个重要的轴承。此外，研究结果表明，使用AIS的障碍涉及缺乏金融和知识。解包这些信念允许识别出可能的入口点，其可以增强现有的AISS和新形成的那些的功能。所呈现的调查结果和框架对于许多发展中国家都有很有用的是，其中正在测试AIS方法。

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