Farmer participation in bean research in Africa: experiences from the field
This paper defines basic tenents of the participatory research approach in the context of agricultural technology development. It reviews CIAT`s experiences in Eastern Africa with involving farmers in bean research at three levels; research planning and implementation, varietal selection and seed mu...
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| Formato: | Conference Paper |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
1995
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55867 |
| Sumario: | This paper defines basic tenents of the participatory research approach in the context of agricultural technology development. It reviews CIAT`s experiences in Eastern Africa with involving farmers in bean research at three levels; research planning and implementation, varietal selection and seed multiplication. The role farmers can play in evaluating the impact of new bean technologies is briefly assessed. |
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