Communication, training and extension
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- Participatory farming management methods and their uses
- ( P. Dorward;D. Shepherd;M. Galpin / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2007)
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Central to the use of Participatory Farming Management (PFM) methods is the understanding that the farmer is the decision maker and that he or she takes the risks associated with change, not the ad...
- Programmes targeting displaced and returning populations in Nepal
- ( The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children / Women's Refugee Commission , 2008)
- In 1996, an armed Maoist insurgency grew out of the Communist Party of Nepal and resulted in 10 years of conflict, human rights violations perpetrated by both the government and the Maoists, and large...
How can agricultural research in Africa be strengthened?
- ( J. Mukiibi;A. Youdiowei / Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa , 2006)
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This assessment was commissioned by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) to advance efforts to strengthen the principle providers of agricultural research for Africa's development, ...
Are secondary pests eroding the benefits of Bt cotton in China?
- ( S. Wang;D.R. Just;P. Pinstrup-Andersen / GRAIN , 2006)
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The adoption of Bt cotton has had a huge impact on global cotton production. Many studies have focused on the potentially positive impact of Bt and the savings on pesticides targeting primary pests...
- Helping farmers learn from each other: the Lead Farmer project in Malawi
- ( Development Fund, Norway , 2008)
- Food insecurity is one of the major threats that the people of Malawi face. 90% of Malawian farmers are smallholders who face a host of challenges in their farming activities, including:...
- How farmers’ organisations help poorer farmers gain access to agricultural services
- ( B. Wennink;S. Nederlof;W. Heemskerk / Royal Tropical Institute , 2008)
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Farmers’ organisations (FOs) in Sub-Saharan Africa play an increasing importance role in allowing farmers to access agricultural services. But are poorer and disadvantaged...
- Local solutions for local problems: advice for farmers in Uganda and Kenya
- ( J. Bentley;R. Reeder;E. Boa / Department for International Development, UK , 2006)
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This paper presents a series of fact sheets written by extension workers, farmers and researchers who attended training courses run by the Global Plant Clinic in July 2006. Using cases from Uganda ...
- How collective action has helped Andean potato farmers increase their incomes
- ( C. Velasco;A. Devaux;G. López;T. Bernet / CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action , 2007)
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The Andean highlands are home to some of the poorest rural households in South America. Native potato varieties and local knowledge for their cultivation and use are unique resources possessed by f...
Farmer Participatory Research in Northern Tanzania: the FARM-Africa model
- ( R. Ewbank;A. Kasindei;F. Kimaro;S. Slaa / Farm Africa , 2007)
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This document reviews the demand-led participatory model of farmer research and extension implemented by FARM-Africa Tanzania in their Babati Rural Development Research project (2000–200...
How can farmers be linked more closely to research?
- ( A. Negassi;Y. Beyene / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2007)
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This document presents the results of a workshop held by the Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) in Eritrea from the 4th-5th December 2003, which aimed to identify problems and recommend solutions in...
