Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) refers to field evaluation techniques which attempt to optimize cost effectiveness and timely completion of reports. While there is a sizeable literature on RRA techniques in general, little work has been done to apply these techniques to canal irrigation. This paper i...
Chambers, Robert
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Carruthers, I.
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[Rapid appraisal to improve canal irrigation performance: experience and options]
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Rapid appraisal to improve canal irrigation performance: experience and options
Throughout the world, the pace of environmental, social and technological change is accelerating, and this in turn has major implications for the poor and their development prospects. Traditional transfer-of-technology approaches to agricultural research can no longer keep pace with the complex, ...
Watts, J.
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Mackay, R.
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Horton, D.
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Hall, A.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Chambers, Robert
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Acosta, A.S.
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[Institutional Learning and Change: an introduction]
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Institutional Learning and Change: an introduction
The rural poor are vulnerable to disasters such as war, drought, floods and illness; to exploitation, and to heavy expenditure on social needs such as dowries, weddings and funerals. Their vulnerability increases as traditional supports weaken,...
This book draws on the Farmer First Revisited workshop at IDS, UK in 2007, where the participants included development practitioners, farmer-leaders, social scientists and private-sector representatives. The workshop focused on agricultural innovation in the context of globalisation and the growi...
Chambers, Robert
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[Farmer first revisited: Innovation for agricultural research and development]
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Farmer first revisited: Innovation for agricultural research and development
Il est temps de considérer les arbres comme des instruments d'épargne et de sécurité pour les couches les lus défavorisées de a population rurale. En effet, ils peuvent aider les agriculteurs pauvres à s'affranchir de leur précarité...
Narayan, Deepa
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Chambers, Robert
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Shah, Meera K.
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Petesch, Patti
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[ Voices of the Poor : Crying Out for Change , La voz de los pobres : clamando por el cambio ]