Agricultural innovation is the process whereby individuals or organizations bring new or existing products, processes or ways of organization into use for the first time in a specific context in order to increase effectiveness, competitiveness, resilience to shocks or environmental sustainability and thereby contribute to food security and nutrition, economic development or sustainable natural resource management. (FAO. 2019. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers - Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Rome, FAO https://www.fao.org/3/ca4781en/CA4781EN.pdf)
Dadant hives are a specific type of beehive design used in apiculture (beekeeping). Like Langstroth hives, these hives consist of brood boxes that can be stacked to expand as the colony develops. (Adapted from FAO, Apimondia, IZSLT. 2021. Visual manual on good beekeeping practices for small-scale beekeepers in Africa. TECA – Technologies and practices for small agricultural producers, 2. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb4576en)
