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- Title
INNOVATIONS IN PLANT HEALTH SERVICES IN NICARAGUA: FROM GRASSROOTS EXPERIMENT TO A SYSTEMS APPROACH.
- Authors
Danielsen, Solveig; Centeno, Julio; López, Julio; Lezama, Lilliam; Varela, Gregorio; Castillo, Patricia; Narváez, Cony; Zeledón, Ivania; Pavón, Francisco; Boa, Eric
- Abstract
Establishing a few community-based plant clinics in Nicaragua led to a series of innovations in plant health service delivery. A grassroots experiment became a nationwide initiative involving local service providers, universities, research institutions and diagnostic laboratories. This led to the creation of a 'National Plant Health System' offering regular advice to farmers. The innovations were driven by a momentum for change, committed individuals, joint learning and flexibility in programme management. External facilitation encouraged experimentation and bolstered growth of new alliances. The development of the national plant health system was constrained by existing work cultures that limit the scope of individual and institutional innovations. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
NICARAGUA; PEST control; PLANT clinics; INNOVATION adoption; PLANT health services; CLINICAL pathology
- Publication
Journal of International Development, 2013, Vol 25, Issue 7, p968
- ISSN
0954-1748
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jid.1786