Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia
A Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) approach has been used in two pilot sites located in Malang and Blitar districts of East Java. The objective of the work, which was executed since l994, was to enchance the development and adoption of efficient cassava production technologies that are able to ma...
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2001
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| author | Utomo, Wani Hadi Suyanto Sinaga, Aldon |
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| description | A Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) approach has been used in two pilot sites located in Malang and Blitar districts of East Java. The objective of the work, which was executed since l994, was to enchance the development and adoption of efficient cassava production technologies that are able to maintain soil productivity, reduce erosion, and increase the income of cassava farmers.
To achieve this objective, a Rapid Rural Appraisal method was employed. The involvement of farmers started from the identification of the problems and discussion of possible solutions. The results show that most farmers in the pilot site had been aware of soil degradation problems in their fields, as well as some technologies to overcome the problems. However, they hardly practiced the technologies on their field, because they thought that the technologies were too complicated and costly. After discussion with the project staff, they realized that some cassava production technologies are not as difficult and costly as they had earlier thought. They decided to establish demonstration plots to test their ideas. The technologies tested in the demonstration plots included erosion control practices, fertilizer application and the introduction of new cassava varieties.
After the experiences obtained in the demonstration plots during the first year, collaborating farmers decided to test some promising technologies in their own fields during the following years. The number of collaborating farmers, as well as the farmers doing FPR trials in their own fields, increased in the third year. In addition, some farmers at the Wates site in Blitar district started to adopt the preferred technologies in their whole field. The numbers of farmers adopting soil conservation practices increased significantly in the following year (1998/99). In the Dampit site in Malang district, the adoption process started in 1999/2000.
Farmers in Wates and Dampit are happy with the FPR approach. This approach increased the ability of farmers to try new technologies that they thought might increase their income, although the results were not yet sure. This approach also motivated farmers to actively obtain new knowledge by discussing their problems and ideas with extension personnel and others. |
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| spelling | CGSpace824452025-11-05T17:01:15Z Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia Utomo, Wani Hadi Suyanto Sinaga, Aldon manihot esculenta technology transfer pilot farms variety trials soil management innovation adoption investigación participativa transferencia de tecnología fincas experimentales ensayos de variedades manejo del suelo adopción de innovaciones A Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) approach has been used in two pilot sites located in Malang and Blitar districts of East Java. The objective of the work, which was executed since l994, was to enchance the development and adoption of efficient cassava production technologies that are able to maintain soil productivity, reduce erosion, and increase the income of cassava farmers. To achieve this objective, a Rapid Rural Appraisal method was employed. The involvement of farmers started from the identification of the problems and discussion of possible solutions. The results show that most farmers in the pilot site had been aware of soil degradation problems in their fields, as well as some technologies to overcome the problems. However, they hardly practiced the technologies on their field, because they thought that the technologies were too complicated and costly. After discussion with the project staff, they realized that some cassava production technologies are not as difficult and costly as they had earlier thought. They decided to establish demonstration plots to test their ideas. The technologies tested in the demonstration plots included erosion control practices, fertilizer application and the introduction of new cassava varieties. After the experiences obtained in the demonstration plots during the first year, collaborating farmers decided to test some promising technologies in their own fields during the following years. The number of collaborating farmers, as well as the farmers doing FPR trials in their own fields, increased in the third year. In addition, some farmers at the Wates site in Blitar district started to adopt the preferred technologies in their whole field. The numbers of farmers adopting soil conservation practices increased significantly in the following year (1998/99). In the Dampit site in Malang district, the adoption process started in 1999/2000. Farmers in Wates and Dampit are happy with the FPR approach. This approach increased the ability of farmers to try new technologies that they thought might increase their income, although the results were not yet sure. This approach also motivated farmers to actively obtain new knowledge by discussing their problems and ideas with extension personnel and others. 2001 2017-06-20T09:02:16Z 2017-06-20T09:02:16Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82445 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Cassava Office for Asia Utomo, Wani Hadi; Suyanto; Sinaga, Aldon. 2001. Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia . In: Howeler, Reinhardt H.; Tan, Swee Lian (eds.). Cassava's potential in Asia in the 21st Century: Present situation and future research and development needs: Proceedings of the sixth Regional workshop, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Feb. 21-25, 2000 . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cassava Office for Asia, Cali, CO. p. 424-435. |
| spellingShingle | manihot esculenta technology transfer pilot farms variety trials soil management innovation adoption investigación participativa transferencia de tecnología fincas experimentales ensayos de variedades manejo del suelo adopción de innovaciones Utomo, Wani Hadi Suyanto Sinaga, Aldon Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia |
| title | Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia |
| title_full | Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia |
| title_short | Implementation of farmer participatory research (FPR) in the transfer of cassava technologies in Indonesia |
| title_sort | implementation of farmer participatory research fpr in the transfer of cassava technologies in indonesia |
| topic | manihot esculenta technology transfer pilot farms variety trials soil management innovation adoption investigación participativa transferencia de tecnología fincas experimentales ensayos de variedades manejo del suelo adopción de innovaciones |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82445 |
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