Providing compelling empirical evidence of the impacts of participatory research has been a
major goal of the PRGA Program since its initiation. The number of our published Impact
Assessment documents over the past 5 years supports the conclusion that the Program has
well reached that goal. We ar...
Walker, Thomas
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Rathgeber, Eva
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Dhillon, Baldev
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[Report of the first external review of the Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA)]
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Report of the first external review of the Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA)
Although participatory plant breeding is gaining greater acceptance worldwide, the techniques needed to assess it are not well known. The papers in this volume address the three themes of the workshop: designing and analyzing joint experiments involving variety evaluation by farmers; identifying ...
Bellon, M.
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Reeves, J.
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[Quantitative Analysis of Data from Participatory Methods in Plant Breeding]
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Quantitative Analysis of Data from Participatory Methods in Plant Breeding
These are extended guidelines, compiled for all those interested in supporting participatory plant breeding work, whether from a research or development perspective.
Plant Breeding Working Group
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[Guidelines for Developing Participatory Plant Breeding Programs]
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Guidelines for Developing Participatory Plant Breeding Programs
Local innovation is the key to sustainable improvement in
agricultural production, natural resource management, and
rural livelihood systems. One of the main lessons of participatory
research is that involving stakeholders in the early stages
of research and development leads to better targeting ...
Knox, Anna
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Lilja, Nina
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[Collective action and property rights for sustainable development]
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Collective action and property rights for sustainable development
In an ever-changing world, each and every entity must continue to develop and adapt
to its external environment and the demands placed upon it. The PRGA Program
is no exception. In recent years, the CGIAR has encouraged a gradual approach
of learning and change through rolling medium-term plans, ...
CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation
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[New strategic platform]
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New strategic platform
The PRGA Program has launched a new initiative
focused on mitigation efforts to adapt breeding
techniques to the effects of Climate Change. These
efforts are carried out in partnerships with ICARDA
and stakeholder organizations in various regions.
Gómez, Juliana
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[Gender implications of climate change for an eco-efficient agriculture]
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Gender implications of climate change for an eco-efficient agriculture
Programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E) presents a lot of challenges, especially
when one adds to this process the dimensions of participation, partnership and learning.
Then, the whole process becomes much more complicated. The PROLINNOVA M&E is a
shared evolving process continuously sharpened...
Espineli, Marissa
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Waters-Bayer, Ann
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[Participatory process of developing performance indicators in a global partnership programme: the case of PROLINNOVA]
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Participatory process of developing performance indicators in a global partnership programme: the case of PROLINNOVA
For the last decade or so, participatory research has become an attractive mechanism
for conducting adaptive agricultural research. This is mainly motivated by the
perception that closer association with resource-poor farmers in identifying the
problem and involving them in research implementatio...
Aw-Hassan, Aden A.
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[The challenges on out-scaling participatory methods in agricultural research]
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The challenges on out-scaling participatory methods in agricultural research
This paper discusses the notion of farmer empowerment as a primary objective of participatory
research. The authors argue that agricultural technologies are adapted - not adopted – through a
social and cultural process which includes the transformation of the technology. Farmer
participation in a...
Hellin, J.
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Badstue, L.
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Bellon, M.
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[Participatory research: a catalyst for greater impact]
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Participatory research: a catalyst for greater impact
This report captures the learning and interactions that occurred during the inception workshop of the Gender Research Fellowship Programme that Bioversity coordinated in 2013-2014 as part of the CGIAR Research Programme on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry. Biophysical and social scientists came to...