Documents
Promoting Innovation: How can Switzerland strengthen its contribution to rural development in the international context? Symposium, Bern, Switzerland, 17 November 2010
Symposium Documents
Opening Statement (german) (
42 kb)
Martin Dahinden, Director Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Opening Statement (french) ( 34 kb)
Jacques Chavaz, Deputy Director Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
Das Landwirtschaftliche Wissens- und Innovationssystem der Schweiz AKIS-CH ( 221 kb)
Urs Gantner (FOAG)
Innovationen im Entwicklungskontext. Erfahrungen aus dem südlichen und östlichen Afrika ( 2347 kb)
Albrecht Ehrensperger (CDE, Bern University)
Challenges in Rural Extension Worldwide ( 2263 kb)
Kristin Davis (Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, GFRAS)
Innovation & Tradition: IG Emmer & Einkorn ( 2988 kb)
Alfred Bänninger (IG Emmer & Einkorn / AGRIDEA)
Innovation & Handel am Beispiel Nestlé Pakistan ( 1719 kb)
Jürg Zaugg (Nestlé)
Innovation & entraide : le cas de Cernafa, Niger ( 1389 kb)
Pierre Kistler (Swissaid)
Background reading
Common Framework on Market-Oriented Agricultural Advisory Services
( 1204 kb)
Neuchâtel Group 2009
Mobilizing the potential of rural and agricultural extension ( 3166 kb)
Ian Christoplos, FAO and GFRAS 2010
Fostering innovation networks: the missing piece in rural development?
( 1569 kb)
Frank Hartwich & Urs Schiedegger SHL 2010
Enhancing performance of agricultural innovation systems ( 1613 kb)
Jon Daane ICRA 2010
Documents of past events
The Challenge of Climate change for Agriculture and Food Security,
Bern, Switzerland, 16 April 2010
