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Investigating the nature, drivers and sources of innovation in Africa, this book examines the channels for effective diffusion of innovation in and to Africa under institutional, resource and affordability constraints. Fu draws on almost a decade of research on innovation in Africa to explore these issues and unpack the process, combining a rigorous statistical analysis of a purposely designed multi-wave, multi-country survey with in-depth studies of representative cases. Building on this research, Fu argues that African firms are innovative but unsupported. Those 'under-the-radar' innovations that widely exist in Africa as a result of the constraints are not sufficient to enable Africa to leapfrog the innovation gap in the era of the fourth Industrial Revolution. This is the first comprehensive analysis of the creation and diffusion of innovation in low income countries. It also provides the first survey-based analysis of innovation in the informal economy.

The primary aim of seed companies is to provide products that the customer wants to buy, and to sell them at a profit. Future demands for improved cultivars of major field crops will continue to be primarily for those with reliably high yield and desirable quality. Herbicide tolerance will not be a primary determinant in cultivar choice for most customers. Therefore, seed companies probably will move with caution in development of herbicide-tolerant cultivars.

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Concerns of Seed Company Officials with Herbicide-Tolerant Cultivars

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Concerns of Seed Company Officials with Herbicide-Tolerant Cultivars