Using actor-oriented tools to analyse innovation systems in Bangladesh

The article describes experiences of using an actor-oriented approach to identify pro-poor interventions in chilli and livestock innovation systems in the char lands of Bangladesh. The article first discusses what is meant by an actor-oriented approach, the tools the authors have been developing, and then concludes with some of the issues raised by their experiences in Bangladesh. The authors suggest that the most important contribution that the actor-oriented approach is to help researchers focus on the æwhoÆ and the æhowÆ of the work, rather than getting stuck in the æwhatÆ, æwhereÆ and æwhenÆ issues.