Farmer Research Groups: Institutionalizing Participatory Agricultural Research in Ethiopia - Couverture souple

Name: Farmer Research Groups: Institutionalizing Participatory Agricultural Research in Ethiopia
ISBN: 9781853399015

9781853399015: Farmer Research Groups: Institutionalizing Participatory Agricultural Research in Ethiopia

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ISBN 10 : 1853399019 ISBN 13 : 9781853399015

Editeur : Practical Action Publishing, 2016

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It has long been recognized that agricultural research should involve the farmers themselves. Participatory agricultural research methods have been developed to help farmers and researchers to identify the most appropriate technologies and techniques for a particular area. However, mainstreaming this collaborative approach within government research institutions and extension services has lagged behind. This book describes the Farmers Research Group (FRG) approach by which a multi-disciplinary research team, extension workers and groups of farmers jointly conduct research on selected topics based on farmers' needs, on farmers' fields. It also documents the process of institutionalizing the approach within the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Systems including universities. Farmer Research Groups reviews the history of participatory agricultural research, particularly in Ethiopia. It introduces cases of research conducted by FRGs in Ethiopia - both successful and less successful - and describes how issues of research quality, technology dissemination, effectiveness and efficiency are dealt with. Finally, it summarizes the lessons learned and indicates how participatory agricultural research might be applied in sub-Sahara Africa. This book is essential reading for agricultural researchers, extension workers and agricultural policy makers in government departments, universities, research institutions and NGOs, as well as students and lecturers studying participatory methodologies.

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� propos des auteurs

Dawit Alemu is is a senior researcher and Director of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Gender Research Program at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research.

Yoshiaki Nishikawa is s Professor of agricultural and resource economics at Ryukoku University, Japan.

Kiyoshi Shiratori is a Senior consultant of Kaihatsu Management Consulting, Inc.

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