The Challenge Program on Water and Food pursues food security and poverty alleviation through the efforts of some 50 research-for-development projects. These involve almost 200 organizations working in nine river basins around the world. An approach was developed to enhance the developmental impa...
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, P.
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Howell, J
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Mackay, R.
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Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer
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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
Innovation platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra of agricultural research for development projects and programmes. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve agricultural development outcomes, and hence need a space where they can learn, negotiate and coordin...
Schut, Marc
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Kamanda, Josey
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Gramzow, Andreas
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Dubois, Thomas
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Stoian, Dietmar
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Andersson, Jens A.
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Dror, Iddo
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Sartas, Murat
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Mur, Remco
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Kassam, Shinan
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Brouwer, Herman
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Devaux, André
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Velasco, Claudio
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Flor, Rica Joy
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Gummert, Martin
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Buizer, Djuna
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Mcdougall, Cynthia
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Davis, Kristin
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Lundy, Mark
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[Innovation Platforms in agricultural research for development: Ex-ante Appraisal of the Purposes and Conditions Under Which Innovation Platforms can Contribute to Agricultural Development Outcomes]
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Innovation Platforms in agricultural research for development: Ex-ante Appraisal of the Purposes and Conditions Under Which Innovation Platforms can Contribute to Agricultural Development Outcomes
Farmer participatory research (FPR) approaches are now considered mainstream and are especially applicable for developing appropriate technology options in complex, diverse and risk-prone regions, where local adaptations are crucial. Although the advantages of using farmer knowledge to guide scie...
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Kaaria, Susan K.
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Fermont, AM
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Delve, Robert J.
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[Challenges and lessons when using farmer knowledge in agricultural search and development projects in Africa]
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Challenges and lessons when using farmer knowledge in agricultural search and development projects in Africa
Ostertag Gálvez, Carlos F.
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Figueroa, Francisco
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Wheatley, Christopher C.
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Best, Rupert
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[Conservación y comercialización de raíces frescas de yuca: La experiencia de Colombia]
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Conservación y comercialización de raíces frescas de yuca: La experiencia de Colombia
An attempt is made to identify and analyze cassava technology adoption constraints (multiplication, var. diffusion, institutional, political, structural) and to describe an integrated research strategy that leads toward a more successful impact. Issues that should be considered in the research ag...
Henry, Guy
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[Adoption of cassava technologies: Constraints, strategies and impact]
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Adoption of cassava technologies: Constraints, strategies and impact