TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PART I. INTRODUCTION AND MAIN MESSAGES
Ronald Kim, Kurt Larsen, and Florian Theus
Agriculture and Development • The Sub-Saharan African Context and Focus of the Book • A Changing Landscape • Agricultural Innovation Systems • Agribusiness, Value Chains, and Public Policies • Main Messages

1. Value Chains, Innovation, and Public Policies in African Agriculture: A Synthesis of Four Country Studies
John Lynam and Florian Theus
Agricultural Innovation Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Value Chains • Agricultural Innovation Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beyond the Value Chains—Support Structures and Services and the Intermediary Domain • Agricultural Innovation Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Impact of Public Policies and Institutions on Agribusiness Innovation • Conclusion

PART II. THE AGRIBUSINESS COUNTRY REPORTS
2. Ghana: Cassava, Cocoa, and Poultry
George Essegbey
Executive Summary • Background and Policy Context • An Overview of the Subsectors and Their Value Chains • Innovation in the Subsectors: Innovations within the Value Chains • Support Structures and Services • Coordination within the Innovation System: The Systems Approach • Public Policy Influence on Agribusiness Innovations • Conclusion and Summary of Recommendations

3. Kenya: Maize, Tomato, and Dairy
Hannington Odame, Philliph Musyoka, and Joseph Kere
Executive Summary • Introduction to KenyaA?s Agricultural Sector • Overview of the Subsectors, their Value Chains, and Innovations • Links and Coordination within the Innovation System • Public Policy Influence on Agribusiness Innovations • Conclusion

4. Tanzania: Sunflower, Cassava, and Dairy
Joseph Mpagalile, Romanus Ishengoma, and Peter Gillah
Background Information • Overview of the Subsectors, their Value Chains, and Innovations • Further Aspects of Innovation Related to all Subsectors • Support Structures and Services • Coordination among Key Actors of the Innovation System • The Impact of Policies • Conclusion

5. Uganda: Fish, Bananas, and Vegetables
Paul Kibwika, Florence Birung Kyazze, and Maria Nassuna Musoke
Background • Innovation across the Value Chains • Links among Key Actors of the Innovation System • Policy Influence on Agribusiness • Conclusion

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