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Cardona Mejía, CésarPrada, PCRodríguez G, A.Ashby, J.A.Quirós, C.A.[Bases para establecer un programa de manejo integrado de plagas de habichuela en la provincia de Sumapaz (Colombia): informe de progreso sobre las investigaciones realizadas entre 1988 y 1990]Bases para establecer un programa de manejo integrado de plagas de habichuela en la provincia de Sumapaz (Colombia): informe de progreso sobre las investigaciones realizadas entre 1988 y 1990
Ashby, J.A.Polar, V.[The implications of gender relations for modern approaches to crop improvement and plant breeding.]The implications of gender relations for modern approaches to crop improvement and plant breeding.
Ashby, J.A.[Institutional innovation as an entry point for system-level technological change]Institutional innovation as an entry point for system-level technological change
Quirós Torres, Carlos ArturoAshby, J.A.[Pasos en una metodología para investigación participativa en agricultura]Pasos en una metodología para investigación participativa en agricultura
Autor: Ashby, J.A.

The thesis of this paper is that the "rational fool" syndrome can be applied to mainstream public sector agricultural research that is conducted in a way that is rational in the short term, but acts against its own long-term viability. Historically, a main concern of such research has been to max...


Ashby, J.A.[Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science]Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science

This paper presents a case study of how three agencies and local farmers have responded to complexities of implementing mutually consistent policies for achieving objectives of growth, equity, and resource conservation in a regional watershed project area in an erosion zone in Cauca, Colombia. It...


Ashby, J.A.Pachico, Douglas H.[Co-ordinating the planning and implementation for growth and equity objectives in rural development agencies: A case studies from Colombia]Co-ordinating the planning and implementation for growth and equity objectives in rural development agencies: A case studies from Colombia

Gender and social targeting can improve the relevance and effectiveness of plant-breeding programs serving resource-poor farmers, traders, processors, and consumers. Generally, these breeding programs have limited information about their clients, which makes it difficult to prioritize breeding ob...


Orr, AlastairCox, Cindy M.Ru, YatingAshby, J.A.[Gender and social targeting in plant breeding]Gender and social targeting in plant breeding

The second section of the paper sketches out the broad outlines of some methodological approaches to NRM impact assessment. Ex ante approaches are considered, and some aspects of poverty measurement, extrapolation, and cross scale analysis are noted. The third and final section of the paper will ...


Pachico, Douglas H.Ashby, J.A.Farrow, AndrewFujisaka, SamJohnson, Nancy L.Winograd, Manuel[Case study and empirical evidence for assessing natural resource management research : The experience of CIAT]Case study and empirical evidence for assessing natural resource management research : The experience of CIAT

Staiger-Rivas, SimoneÁlvarez, S.Ashby, J.A.Lundy, MarkMuthoni Andriatsitohaina, RachelVictoria, P.A.Quiróz, C.A.Sette, CristinaRajasekharan, MayaRussell, N.[Strengthening capacity to achieve Eco-Efficiency through agricultural research for development]Strengthening capacity to achieve Eco-Efficiency through agricultural research for development

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