Knowledge networking among actors of Rahad   Agriculture Scheme- Sudan

The performance of agriculture innovations in RahadAgricultural Scheme in Eastern Sudan was the subject of the study for this research. Arguments of knowledge system thinking and social network theory were used to understand how knowledge of farming has been networked among agro pastoral organizations and agricultural institutions in Rahad Agricultural Scheme. Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems (RAAKS) as a participatory research method was used and social network data was collected from actors at Rahad Scheme. The structure of the network at Rahad Scheme showed   prominence of actors who are central to the network   butcan exploit the network with personal, and politicalinterests. There are actors that are weakly connected within the scheme but can bring knew knowledge by their connections to outside sources of knowledge. To improve network of relations and thus to improve the performance of the agriculture innovation in Rahad Scheme, establishing hubs of actors to exchange information and provide resources within the Scheme area has been suggested in this study.