Farmer participation in research
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- A livelihoods approach to assessing impacts of agricultural research
- ( R. La Rovere,;J Dixon, / Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo , 2007)
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Following a livelihoods approach, this manual responds to the need of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) scientists and field partners for guidance on impact assessment (...
Food security in India: the case for an integrated approach
- ( A. Mukherjee / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , 2008)
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This paper examines the debate which surrounds the uni-sectoral versus inter-sectoral, or integrated, approach as a strategy for food security and poverty alleviation.
Looking at the is... Mobilising the political will to address the "commodities problem"
- ( S. Asfaha / ActionAid International , 2008)
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Commodity price fluctuation hinders economic development for commodity-exporting developing countries. It translates into export earning fluctuations, which results in reduced domestic investment i...
- What role do farmers’ organisations play in agricultural innovation?
- ( B. Shapland;J. Kampen / Royal Tropical Institute , 2006)
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Over the last decade, Sub-Saharan African countries have embarked on agricultural sector reforms, resulting in changing roles for the public and private sectors. Farmers' organisations (FOs) are no...
- 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 can urban farmers be supported to improve their livelihoods?
- ( R. van Veenhuizen / RUAF Urban Agriculture Magazine , 2008)
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Urban farming systems are in constant development as urban farmers adapt their existing practices or come up with new ones, yet are rarely given formal support for their innovations. This issu...
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...
- Where is the Farmer First agenda twenty years on?
- ( Future Agricultures Consortium , 2007)
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Over the past two decades, the Farmer First perspective has provided a powerful critique of the conventional organisation and application of agricultural R&D, with its emphasis on transfer of t...
- How effective is respondent-led research in measuring quality of life?
- ( C.R. Farnworth / ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath , 2007)
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Should research be respondent-led? The author argues that respondent-led research is critical for ensuring that an understanding of the components of ‘quality of life’.
- Comparing farmers and researchers interpretation of ecological adaptation in Nepal
- ( Deepak Kumar Rijal / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2007)
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This thesis compares farmers’ and researchers’ interpretation of ecological adaptation, based on studies of farmers’ knowledge in Nepal associated with taro and rice grown under v...
