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Key Points: A) 50 Participants. B) 3 Exposés marquants: 1. Alain de Janvry: Passer du développement rural intégré au développement rural intégral. 2. M Avila: L¿actin de la FAO et le projet SARD. 3. J Von Braun: nouveaux besoins e recherche en politique agricole et reformes des Institutions. C) Pistes de partenariat. D) Dialogue GFAR avec La Commission du Développement durable (CSD). E) Renforcement des capacités de recherche sur: réseaux partenariaux en politique agricole

Enabling Environment for Sustainable Partnership: 1) A commitment amongst the scientist. 2) Institutions to be supported by relevant framework. 3) There needs to be financial commitment on both sides. 4) Common agenda transcending beyond national interests

Scope of the livestock-agriculture integration: 1) The livestock-agriculture integration (system) is a mechanism that can respond to poverty reduction and food security in different agro-ecological regions (semi-arid, semi-humid, highlands), economies and social contexts. 2) System approach that includes livestock. 3) Research should focus on describing and improving the efficency of diverse systems. 4) There are no templates, it is mainly research of regional dimension.

Scope of the livestock-agriculture integration: 1) The livestock-agriculture integration (system) is a mechanism that can respond to poverty reduction and food security in different agro-ecological regions (semi-arid, semi-humid, highlands), economies and social contexts. 2) System approach that includes livestock. 3) Research should focus on describing and improving the efficency of diverse systems. 4) There are no templates, it is mainly research of regional dimension.

1) Contributions of SMEs to rural development increasingly recognized. 2) Trends enhancing SMEs roles: a) growth of off farm activities; b) shift from supply to demand orientation; c) weak linkages ¿ constraint to tech adoption; d) filling in gap in supply and service delivery ¿ job for enterprises. 3) Challenges raised: a) SME upgrading - meet quality requirement of the market; b) understanding the market ¿ nature and complexity; c) fostering Agri SME competitiveness: science and technology, new types partnerships, missing link, cases on what worked and failed

1) Contributions of SMEs to rural development increasingly recognized. 2) Trends enhancing SMEs roles: a) growth of off farm activities; b) shift from supply to demand orientation; c) weak linkages ¿ constraint to tech adoption; d) filling in gap in supply and service delivery ¿ job for enterprises. 3) Challenges raised: a) SME upgrading - meet quality requirement of the market; b) understanding the market ¿ nature and complexity; c) fostering Agri SME competitiveness: science and technology, new types partnerships, missing link, cases on what worked and failed

Insights on RKS & IP: 1) Innovation is a process of social interaction that generates new knowledge within the actors. 2) Most farmers and communities construct knowledge without interaction with scientists. 3) Scientific innovation systems and institutions have denied farmers pride in their own learning 4) Scientists need to learn how to contribute to wider societal processes of learning and acting
toward development 5) Importance of sharing credit and benefits among those who contributed to knowledge

Insights on RKS & IP: 1) Innovation is a process of social interaction that generates new knowledge within the actors. 2) Most farmers and communities construct knowledge without interaction with scientists. 3) Scientific innovation systems and institutions have denied farmers pride in their own learning 4) Scientists need to learn how to contribute to wider societal processes of learning and acting
toward development 5) Importance of sharing credit and benefits among those who contributed to knowledge

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