Towards large-scale adoption of no-tillage in Central Mexico : a participatory, multi-institutional approach to technology development and diffusion
In Mexico, large-scale adoption of no-tillage has not yet taken place. An innovative approach aimed at facilitating the adoption of no-tillage and other sustainable agricultural practices is being launched in the irrigated part of Guanajuato State in Central Mexico, a region in need of urgent changes if grain production is to remain viable for smallholders. The main features of this approach include giving farmers and their associations a central role in all decision-making, ensuring a tight interaction among farmers, extension agents and researchers in generating and diffusing no-till technologies, using training as a key strategy for creating the willingness and knowledge base necessary to implement changes, and adopting a menu-driven approach to technological change. It also rely on the creation of a large inter-institutional platform to encompass in one single project such diverse activities as applied research, farmers' experimentation, training, technical assistance, and the strengthening of farmers' organizations.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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| Subjects: | F07 - Façons culturales, F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture, non-travail du sol, innovation, adoption de l'innovation, prise de décision, formation, diffusion de la recherche, projet de recherche, projet de développement, participation, approche participative, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8511, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27560, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3878, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2147, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7861, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28664, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24891, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2229, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37602, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000119, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4792, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/513147/ |
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