The debates about science, technology and innovation (ST&I) in rural development have seen something of a renaissance in recent years, with a number of new and existing organisations in the field of agriculture looking at the adoption of innovation as an organising principle for both policy and action. However, due to the ever-changing nature of the field, the process of navigating through the various emergent and existing schools of thought that produce its vast and complex literature can be a bit of a challenge. The Learning INNovation Knowledge (LINK) Network, a joint initiative of United Nations University (UNU-MERIT), The Netherlands, and UN FAO, has just released the first in a series of policy resources on rural innovation to guide researchers, policymakers and practitioners through this maze. The "Tourist Guide" charts the emerging landscape of systems studies on rural innovation and is available for download on the LINK website. Readers' feedback is invited, through email messages or by posting a comment.