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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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Main Author: David, S.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 1995
Subjects:
phaseolus vulgaris
research
farmers
cooperation
planning
investigación
agricultores
cooperación
planificación
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55867
Summary: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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