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| Title | Tapping the energy of farmers' creativity : supporting farmer-led joint research | | Corp. author | Prolinnova International Secretariat | | Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | ETC Foundation |
| Place | Leusden |
| Pages | [2] |
| Series title | Policy Brief |
| Series number | November |
| Organisation | ETC Foundation |
| Subject | Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Keywords | agriculture, innovation, research |
| Regions | Africa, Asia, Latin America |
| Abstract | Small-scale farmers worldwide are persistent innovators, in their efforts to adapt to changing conditions and to survive. Many scientists and development workers – in their zeal to instruct farmers – overlook this local creativity and source of energy for change. One way to tap this energy is to identify innovations developed by farmers and then explore them jointly: farmers, formal researchers and development agents. In this way, local and scientific knowledge can be blended to develop locally appropriate solutions.
This approach, referred to here as “farmer-led joint research”, is being used by several organisations working with smallholders in various countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. |
| Language | English |
| Category | Policy |
| Document type | Policy document |
| Note | This brief is based on the booklet Farmer-led joint research : experiences of Prolinnova partners / edited by C. Wettasinha and A. Waters-Bayer. - Silang : International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), 2010 |
| Rights | © 2010 ETC Foundation |
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