Farmer research and extension

Anna Knox and Nina Lilja

No 11 No. 14, 2020 vision briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: In this brief, we learn that "combining technical innovations with collective action initiatives has been shown to lead to substantial farmer benefits. A number of farmer-led research and extension (FRE) approaches incorporate collective action for different purposes and at different stages in the innovation process. Collective action can be useful in sharing knowledge, setting priorities, and experimenting with, evaluating, and disseminating technologies." The authors describe various participatory research approaches such as farmer field schools (FFSs), local agriculture research committees (CIALs), farmer research groups (FRGs), and farmer innovation approaches (FIAs) from Text.

Keywords: participatory approaches; sustainability; gender; Uganda; Southern Africa; Eastern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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