With the concept climate-smart agriculture (CSA) being relatively new, there is a need to test
and develop practical and systematic methodologies and approaches for documenting and
evaluating CSA practices in the field. The implementation of CCAFS’ Climate-Smart
Villages (CSV) involves identifyin...
Understanding the gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance is important because men and women differ in their need for and having access to groundwater, and their participation in the development, management and monitoring of the resource. The leading role played by women in ob...
Nigussie, Likimyelesh
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Barron, Jennie
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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Lefore, Nicole
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Gowing, J.
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[Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point]
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Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point
This working paper reports on an evaluation designed to assess the usefulness of the skills gained during the training course, if the skills learned have been applied and, if so, how the new facilitation tools and techniques have changed meeting processes. The evaluation also identified obstacles...
Sette, Cristina
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Watts, J.
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[Group facilitation skills for participatory decision-making: report of a follow-up outcome evaluation]
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Group facilitation skills for participatory decision-making: report of a follow-up outcome evaluation
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in farmer research groups (FRG) to catalyse farmer
participation in research, and to widen the impact of participatory research. However, there is dearth of
systematic empirical studies that evaluates the quality of participation in FRG. Using e...
Sanginga, Pascal C.
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Lilja, Nina
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Tumwine, Jackson K.
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[29 p]
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[Assessing the quality of participation in farmers' research groups in the Highlands of Kabale, Uganda]
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Assessing the quality of participation in farmers' research groups in the Highlands of Kabale, Uganda
‘Lay’ experimentation1 in agriculture and natural resource management dates as far back
as the stone ages. It has led to the domestication of today’s crops and landraces, to the
development of numerous traditional agricultural practices, and to the existence of a
substantial body (or bodies) of I...
Saad, Nadine
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[Farmer processes of experimentation and innovation: a review of the literature]
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Farmer processes of experimentation and innovation: a review of the literature
Participatory plant breeding is seen by several scientists as a way to overcome the
limitations of conventional breeding by offering farmers the possibility of deciding
which varieties better suit their needs and conditions without exposing them to any risk.
It exploits the potential gains of bre...
Mustafa, Yasmin
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Ceccarelli, Salvatore
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Grando, Stefania
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[Benefit-cost analysis of participatory breeding program in Syria]
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Benefit-cost analysis of participatory breeding program in Syria
Gabriel, J.
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Herbas, J
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Salazar, M
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Ruiz, J
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López, J.
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Villarroel, J
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Cossio, D
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[Fitomejoramiento Participativo: Un Nuevo Desafío en la Generación y Apropiación Variedades por los agricultores de Papa en Bolivia]
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Fitomejoramiento Participativo: Un Nuevo Desafío en la Generación y Apropiación Variedades por los agricultores de Papa en Bolivia
Gabriel, J.
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Herbas, J
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Salazar, M
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Ruiz, J
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López, J.
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Villarroel, J
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Cossio, D
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[Participatory Plant Breeding: A New Challenge in the Generation and Appropriation of Potato Varieties by Farmers in Bolivia]
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Participatory Plant Breeding: A New Challenge in the Generation and Appropriation of Potato Varieties by Farmers in Bolivia
Walker, D.
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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Gowing, J.
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Forsythe, N.
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Parkin, G.
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[Guideline: selection, training and managing para-hydrologists]
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Guideline: selection, training and managing para-hydrologists
Using on-farm triadic comparisons of technologies (tricot) for crowdsourcing participatory variety selection is a new citizen–science methodology for agriculture. Developed by Bioversity International as part of a programme known as Seeds for Needs, it allows large numbers of farmers to test diff...
Bessette, G.
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[Can agricultural citizen science improve seed systems? The contributions of crowdsourcing participatory variety selection through on-farm triadic comparisons of technologies]
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Can agricultural citizen science improve seed systems? The contributions of crowdsourcing participatory variety selection through on-farm triadic comparisons of technologies