Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations
This paper asks: What have been the impacts of farmer- or community-led (informal) processes of research and development in agriculture and natural resource management in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to innovate and influen...
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| author | Waters-Bayer, Ann Kristjanson, Patricia M. Wettasinha, C Veldhuizen, L. van Quiroga, G Swaans, Cornelis P.M. Douthwaite, Boru |
| author_browse | Douthwaite, Boru Kristjanson, Patricia M. Quiroga, G Swaans, Cornelis P.M. Veldhuizen, L. van Waters-Bayer, Ann Wettasinha, C |
| author_facet | Waters-Bayer, Ann Kristjanson, Patricia M. Wettasinha, C Veldhuizen, L. van Quiroga, G Swaans, Cornelis P.M. Douthwaite, Boru |
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| description | This paper asks: What have been the impacts of farmer- or community-led (informal) processes of research and development in agriculture and natural resource management in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to innovate and influence on formal agricultural research and development institutions? An innovative conceptual framework was applied to a diverse set of farmer-led research initiatives in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to explore approaches, outcomes and impacts of informal agricultural research and development (ARD) facilitated by civil society organisations. Findings include the following: locally appropriate technical innovations emerging from these processes are readily taken up by other farmers; the most common channels of dissemination are farmer to farmer through informal networks and spaces created for farmer-researchers and other farmers to meet and exchange, such as innovation fairs; livelihood impacts are broad and substantial; local capacity to innovate is strengthened and institutionalisation through the formal sector has been limited. Lessons are drawn for future partnerships in promoting and supporting farmer-led research involving formal and informal ARD actors working with smallholder communities. |
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| spelling | CGSpace765952024-05-01T08:18:19Z Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations Waters-Bayer, Ann Kristjanson, Patricia M. Wettasinha, C Veldhuizen, L. van Quiroga, G Swaans, Cornelis P.M. Douthwaite, Boru climate change agriculture food security agricultural research farmer-led processes impact civil society organisations innovation institutionalisation This paper asks: What have been the impacts of farmer- or community-led (informal) processes of research and development in agriculture and natural resource management in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to innovate and influence on formal agricultural research and development institutions? An innovative conceptual framework was applied to a diverse set of farmer-led research initiatives in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to explore approaches, outcomes and impacts of informal agricultural research and development (ARD) facilitated by civil society organisations. Findings include the following: locally appropriate technical innovations emerging from these processes are readily taken up by other farmers; the most common channels of dissemination are farmer to farmer through informal networks and spaces created for farmer-researchers and other farmers to meet and exchange, such as innovation fairs; livelihood impacts are broad and substantial; local capacity to innovate is strengthened and institutionalisation through the formal sector has been limited. Lessons are drawn for future partnerships in promoting and supporting farmer-led research involving formal and informal ARD actors working with smallholder communities. 2015-12 2016-08-25T11:51:30Z 2016-08-25T11:51:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76595 en Open Access Springer Waters-Bayer A, Kristjanson P, Wettasinha C, van Veldhuizen L, Quiroga G, Swaans K, Douthwaite B. 2015. Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations. Agriculture and Food Security 4:4. |
| spellingShingle | climate change agriculture food security agricultural research farmer-led processes impact civil society organisations innovation institutionalisation Waters-Bayer, Ann Kristjanson, Patricia M. Wettasinha, C Veldhuizen, L. van Quiroga, G Swaans, Cornelis P.M. Douthwaite, Boru Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations |
| title | Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations |
| title_full | Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations |
| title_short | Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations |
| title_sort | exploring the impact of farmer led research supported by civil society organizations |
| topic | climate change agriculture food security agricultural research farmer-led processes impact civil society organisations innovation institutionalisation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76595 |
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