This policy brief, published by the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) at the Future Agricultures Consortium, examines how an African ‘green revolution’ could be underpinned by the development of innovation systems rather than technology transfer.

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Developing innovation systems for African agriculture

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