Rural Innovation Systems

Participation : sharing our resources

| 1999]-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: FAO. [Sustainable development department. Rural development division (SDA). Rural institutions and participation service (SDAR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: popular participation, development projects, training programmes
The FAO Participation Website was established in 1999 by a working group on participatory approaches to support sustainable livelihoods. It offers training courses, field tools, and an online library.

Strengthening research - extension - farmers' organisation linkages in West and Central Africa : supplementary field study - Nigeria

| 1999]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: CORAF etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, agricultural extension, co-operation between organizations, farmers associations, research centres, institution building, innovations, west africa, nigeria
The involvement of Nigerian farmers organizations in production, marketing, and in technology generation and dissemination is analysed to identify ways to forge efficient linkages with research and extension services.

Strengthening research-extension-farmers' organisation linkages in West and Central Africa : field study - Ghana

| 1999]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: CORAF etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, popular participation, farmers associations, agricultural extension, farming systems, ghana
A case study on strengthening research-extension-farmers' organization linkages was conducted in Ghana. Generally, research institutes have been slow in taking on board more participatory or farming systems approaches.

Strengthening research-extension-farmers' organisation linkages in West and Central Africa : field study - The Gambia

| 1999]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: CORAF etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, popular participation, farmers associations, agricultural extension, gambia
In 1998, a case study on research-extension-farmers' organization linkages was conducted in The Gambia. One recommendation was for NARI to more actively pursue partnerships with emerging national farmer's movements.

COARD project outputs : NARA/DFID client oriented agricultural research and dissemination

| 1999-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: SAARI
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, funds, competition, popular participation, farmers, evaluation
DFID's COARD project aimed at increasing stakeholder participation at all stages of the activities of Uganda's National Agricultural Research Organization, including impact assessment, economic assessment, and research prioritization.
 

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