Partnerships and problem trees

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Partnerships and problem trees
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Why research partnership are important

• Multi-dimensional nature of many development
  problems
• Conventional RD arrangements assign roles to
  narrow range of actors research, extension, and
  farmers and defines the relationship between
  actors.
• It is now recognized that technical and
  institutional innovations come from a wider range
  of actors and their interaction.
• Partnerships is a pragmatic response to this
  observation

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What do partnerships bring

• Broader agendas
• supplements scientific focus with client focus,
  market perspectives. Helps provide context.
• Complimentary skills
• skills that integrate research into technology
  diffusion and use. Private distribution of
  public technologies. Entrepreneurial, advocacy
  and training skills
• Complimentary resources
• Financial, human and physical capital.
• New networks
• partners bring their own networks of contacts and
  associates.
• New patterns of accountable
• agreed responsibility to other partners to
  deliver their contribution to the joint
  relationship. Highlights importance of the nature
  of relationship

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INNOVATION WEB OF PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY    
Network of rural communities
Networks of farmers
Local state agricultural university
Transporters
HP based NGO
HP commodity traders
Delhi commodity traders
Indian Institute of Management
Box dealers and input supply agents
Private company with design studio
IDE
Cardboard box manufactures