This paper evaluates the utility of the `learning selection' model of the early adoption process, based on a constructivist conceptual framework, to explain farmers' adoption and rejection of two soil-improving technologies alley farming and the use of Mucuna cover crops. The analysis showed th...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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Chianu, J.N.
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[The adoption of alley farming and Mucuna : Lessons for research, development and extension]
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The adoption of alley farming and Mucuna : Lessons for research, development and extension
The Challenge Program on Water and Food pursues food security and poverty alleviation through the efforts of some 50 researchfor-evelopment projects. These involve almost 200 organizations working in nine river basins around the world. An approach was developed to enhance the developmental impact...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Álvarez, S.
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Cook, Simon E.
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Davies, R.
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George, Pamela
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Howell, J.
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Mackay, R.
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Rubiano, J.
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[Participatory impact pathways analysis: a practical application of program theory in research-for-development]
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Participatory impact pathways analysis: a practical application of program theory in research-for-development
Adapting through innovation is one way for rural communities to sustain and improve their livelihoods and environments. Since the 1980s research and development organizations have developed participatory approaches to foster rural innovation. This paper develops a model, called the Learning-to-In...
This article present a Bayesian probabilistic method to support out-scaling of technologies from pilot projects. The method is applied to aerobic rice, a water-saving technology with probable global potential. The method assumes that areas similar to pilot sites are more likely to adopt than thos...
Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer
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Cook, Simon E.
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Rajasekharan, Maya
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Douthwaite, Boru
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[A Bayesian method to support global out-scaling of water-efficient rice technologies from pilot project areas]
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A Bayesian method to support global out-scaling of water-efficient rice technologies from pilot project areas
Douthwaite, Boru
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[Enabling innovation : Technology- and system-level approaches that capitalize on complexity]
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Enabling innovation : Technology- and system-level approaches that capitalize on complexity
This paper asks: What have been the impacts of farmer- or community-led (informal) processes of research and development in agriculture and natural resource management in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to innovate and infl...
Waters-Bayer, Ann
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Wettasinha C
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Veldhuizen, L. van
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Quiroga, G
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Swaans, K.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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[Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations]
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Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations
The parasitic angiosperms, Striga hermonthica and S. gesnerioides, obligate root parasites endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, constitute severe constraints to cereal and legume production in West and Central Africa. Over the years, a range of effective component technologies has been identified for S...
Emechebe, A.M.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Schulz, S.
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Chikoye, D.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Kureh, I.
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Tarawali, G.
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Hussaini, M.A.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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Sanni, A.
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[Farmer perception of the Striga problem and its control in northern Nigeria]
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Farmer perception of the Striga problem and its control in northern Nigeria
This paper develops a model of the early adoption process that takes into account modifications made by users. The model is based on data from 13 attempts to introduce six postharvest technologies into the Philippines and Vietnam. It is built on an analogy between technology change and Darwinian ...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Park, J.
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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[Learning selection: a model for planning, implementing, and evaluating participatory technology development]
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Learning selection: a model for planning, implementing, and evaluating participatory technology development