Dr. Franz W. Gatzweiler, Principle Investigator, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany.Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany.

• Foreword.- 1. Innovation for Marginalized Smallholder Farmers and Development: an Overview and Implications for Policy and Research.- Part 1 Innovation for the Rural Poor: Theory, Trends and Impacts.- 2. Institutional and technological innovations in polycentric systems –pathways for escaping marginality.- 3. Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security: Impacts and Trends.- 4. Psychology of Innovation: Innovating human psychology?.- 5. An optimization model for technology adoption of marginalized smallholders.- Part 2 Diversification of Agricultural Production and Income.- 6. The BRAC Approach to Small Farmers' Innovations.- 7. Agricultural Research and Extension Linkages in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.- 8. Transaction costs on the Ethiopian formal seed market and innovations for encouraging private sector investments.- 9. Agricultural Service Delivery Through Mobile Phone: Local innovations and Technological Opportunities in Kenya.- 10. Identification and Acceleration of Farmer Innovativeness in Upper East Ghana.- 11. Gender, social equity and innovations in smallholder farming systems: pitfalls and pathways.- 12. Assessing the Sustainability of Agricultural Technology Options for Poor Rural Farmers.- 13. Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management Innovations in Central Asia.- 14. Biomass-based value web. A Novel Perspective for Emergng Bioeconomies in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Part 3 Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture.- 15. Adoption of Stress-tolerant Rice Varieties in Bangladesh.- 16. More than cereal based cropping innovations for improving food and livelihood security of poor small holders in marginal areas of Bangladesh.- 17. Integrated Rice-fish Farming System in Bangladesh: An Ex-Ante Value Chain Evaluation Framework.- 18. Technologies for Maize, Wheat, Rice and Pulses in Marginal Districts of Odisha and Bihar.- 19. Technological Innovations for Smallholder Farmers in Ghana.- 20. Potential impacts of yield increasing crop technologies on poverty reduction in two districts of Ethiopia.