Farmer participation in bean research in Africa: experiences from the field

This paper defines basic tenents of the participatory research approach in the context of agricultural technology development. It reviews CIAT`s experiences in Eastern Africa with involving farmers in bean research at three levels; research planning and implementation, varietal selection and seed multiplication. The role farmers can play in evaluating the impact of new bean technologies is briefly assessed.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David, S.
Format: Conference Paper biblioteca
Language:English
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 1995
Subjects:phaseolus vulgaris, research, farmers, cooperation, planning, investigación, agricultores, cooperación, planificación,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55867
http://ciat-library.ciat.cgiar.org/Articulos_Ciat/Digital/SB327.W7_SADC_%20Regional_Bean_Workshop_4,_1995,_Potchefstroom,_South_Africa._Proceedings.pdf#page=245
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