Resources Tagged: Participatory Methods

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  1. The Participatory Approach: Illustrations from Experience

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #18 “Participatory methods” in community development initially emerged in the 1970s, and interest in their use has continued to increase among practitioners, especially in recent years.1 Many practitioners agree that this growing acceptance is a good thing, as...
    Participatory Methods Rural Development Agriculture Develo... Community Development Asia

  2. Especially for Sub-Saharan Africa: Mother and Baby Maize Variety Trials

    2003-07-20 Testing of new varieties of maize is done in communities through what have been referred to as Mother and Baby Trials. If you are doing agricultural development work in Africa, you will want to read about—and perhaps become involved in—an exciting program that includes agriculturalists and...
    Maize Plant Breeding Participatory Methods West Africa East Africa

  3. AN Issue #34 Special Edition

    2017-12-12 Conference Proceedings The 6th Biennial ECHO Asia Agriculture and Community Development Conference Editors’ Note In an effort to expand the dissemination of technical materials and best practices presented during this year’s ECHO Asia Agriculture & Community Development Conference, the ECHO...
    Wild Plants Wild Food Participatory Methods Agriculture Extension Agroecology Agrotourism SRI System Of Rice... Asia

  4. Now That I’m Here, How Do I Begin?

    2000-09-20 When you began work in a new community, how did you quickly get an overall understanding of the nature and workings of that community to form the base for your future work? Our first task in a new location is to learn about the lives, needs, and priorities of the people there. Beginning as a...
    Rural Development Participatory Methods

  5. Participatory Learning and Action: A Trainer's Guide

    1995-01-01 This guide is designed for both experienced and new trainers who have an interest in training others in the use of participatory methods whether they are researchers, practioners, policymakers, villagers or trainers.
    Workshops-Design &... Adult education Participatory Methods

  6. Un Nuevo Respeto para los Agricultores

    2008-01-01 El proposito de este reporte es dar una vision colectiva sobre el Fitomejoramiento Participativa (FP) En el se aborda el enfoque desde las perspectivas tecnica y social.Ademas se identifican los para incorporar el FP a los sistemas de fotomejoramiento nacional, lo cual argumentamos como necesario...
    Spanish Language Participatory Methods Participatory Rese... Plant Breeding

  7. Sustainable Agriculture Land Management Practices for Climate Change Mitigation

    This training guide was developed within the context of a participatory action research project focusing on the institutional arrangements of smallholder agricultural carbon projects in Sub-Saharan Africa led by EcoAgriculture Partners and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,...
    Participatory Methods

  8. CM4 Methodologies to Support Endogenous Development

    2001-01-03 The main activities are documenting indigenous knowledge and carrying out experiments based on local concepts. The traditional leaders are involved in implementing activities to improve indigenous practices relating to agriculture, human and animal health and natural resources. The experiences...
    Downloads Indigenous Practices Indigenous Knowledge Animal Health Human Health Cultural Dive COMPAS Endogenous Develop... Participatory Methods

  9. Participatory Forestry: Involvement, Information and Science

    2019-01-01 Public participation in forestry is a key issue in ensuring the democratization of decision-making processes, increasing the social acceptance of policies, and reducing conflicts between forest users. Public participation also provides an opportunity for the improvement of the quality of...
    Downloads Open Access Books MDPI Forestry projects Forestry Participatory Methods Citizen Participation

  10. FM 1988 ILEIA Newsletter Vol 4 #3

    1988-10-19 Strengthening farmers' capacity for technology development Soybean Daddawa Farmers as experimenters Peasant farmer agricultural self-development Participatory system Natural crop protection
    Natural Pesticides Participatory Methods Crop Protection Soybeans