Zapata, Vicente | 2004
- Author(s): Zapata, Vicente
- Publisher:
- Pages: 50--59
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, poverty alleviation, community participation, information exchange, bolivia, latin america
Knowledge-sharing methods based on good local practice and proven participatory extension approaches such as farmer field schools could help poor farmers participate in the Bolivian Agricultural and Livestock Technology System.
Zapata, Vicente and Polar, Vivian and Kaaria, Susan | 2004
- Author(s): Zapata, Vicente and Polar, Vivian and Kaaria, Susan
- Publisher:
- Pages: 130--134
- Keywords: evaluation, popular participation, innovations, development strategies, capacity building, latin america, bolivia
CIAT's participatory research project developed a guide for documenting experiences with participatory monitoring and evaluation. It was used for capacity building in the FOCAM (Promoting Change) project in Bolivia.
Zapata S., Vicente | 2005
- Author(s): Zapata S., Vicente
- Publisher:
- Pages: 313--321
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, poverty alleviation, agricultural extension, popular participation, capacity building, bolivia
From 2004 to 2006, the Knowledge Sharing Methodologies for Pro-poor Agricultural Innovation Project has developed a new participatory extension process that contributes to the capacity development of the main actors.
Zidana, Excello | 2011
- Author(s): Zidana, Excello
- Publisher: Agfax : reporting science in Africa
- Pages: --
- Keywords: advisory services, agricultural extension, self-help, rural development, africa
What are the best ways to pass on new skills to African farmers, at an affordable cost? In Malawi, one approach is the use of 'lead farmers'. They do not get the full training given to extension officers, but are taught some of the key improvements that farmers can make to their farming systems.
Zimmermann, Christian | cop. 2001-
- Author(s): Zimmermann, Christian
- Publisher: University of Connecticut. Department of economics
- Pages: --
- Keywords: economics
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