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The Role of Systems of Innovation in Adapting to Climate Change: The Case of the Kenyan Coffee and Dairy Sectors

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  • Kinfe Asayehegn
  • Ana Iglesias
  • Bernard Triomphe
  • Philippe Pédelahore
  • Ludovic Temple

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Research on sectoral systems of innovation has paid little attention to adaptation to climate change, notably in agriculture. This article, therefore, explores the role of systems of innovation in adapting to climate change. It focuses on two case studies in Kenyan agriculture, i.e. the coffee and dairy sectors, which differ in terms of stakeholders and institutional setups. In the coffee sector, the actors? system is highly centralized and the system of innovation is oriented towards technology development. In contrast, the dairy sector consists of a diversity of actors, and its system of innovation is based on institutional building and marketing. The capacity to innovate and adapt, therefore, depends on institutional arrangements in addition to technology development, suggesting that the dairy sector in Kenya could be an example for the coffee sector. JEL Codes: O30, O31, O33

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  • Kinfe Asayehegn & Ana Iglesias & Bernard Triomphe & Philippe Pédelahore & Ludovic Temple, 2017. "The Role of Systems of Innovation in Adapting to Climate Change: The Case of the Kenyan Coffee and Dairy Sectors," Journal of Innovation Economics, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(3), pages 127-149.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:jiedbu:jie_pr1_0015
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    1. Quevedo Cascante, Mónica & Acosta García, Nicolás & Fold, Niels, 2022. "The role of external forces in the adoption of aquaculture innovations: An ex-ante case study of fish farming in Colombia's southern Amazonian region," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    2. Emirjona Kertolli & Paolo Prosperi & Rachid Harbouze & Rachid Moussadek & Ghizlane Echchgadda & Hatem Belhouchette, 2024. "The water–energy–food–ecosystem nexus in North Africa dryland farming: a multi-criteria analysis of climate-resilient innovations in Morocco," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 12(1), pages 1-31, December.
    3. Oyediran O. Oyebola & Jackson Efitre & Laban Musinguzi & Augustine E. Falaye, 2021. "Potential adaptation strategies for climate change impact among flood-prone fish farmers in climate hotspot Uganda," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(9), pages 12761-12790, September.

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    Keywords

    climate change; coffee sector; dairy sector; system of innovation; Central Kenya;
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    JEL classification:

    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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