Towards an innovation system in the traditional sector: The case of the Nigerian Cocoa industry
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Adeoti, John Olatunji
Olubamiwa, Olayiwola
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In recent years the revitalization of the Nigerian cocoa industry through a cocoa re-birth
initiative has been a major focus of the Nigerian government. By applying the analytical
framework of the agricultural system of innovation this paper traces the process of valueaddition
in the cocoa agro-industrial system, examines the impact of the Nigerian cocoa
re-birth initiative and makes suggestions that are critical for strengthening the innovation
system in a traditional sector. The study demonstrated that though an innovation system
in the cocoa industry is far from being realized, the policy intervention of the cocoa rebirth
initiative can be potent as an instrument of innovation. Towards this end, the
findings suggest that policy emphasis should aim at organizing the cocoa re-birth
initiative as an innovation focused programme that enables interactive learning among
actors in cocoa research, production and industrial processing.
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2008-09
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