Advancing Participatory Technology Development: Case studies on Integration into Agricultural Research, Extension and Education

Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU Technical Centre for (Primary Contributor)/ Ecoculture, ETC (Primary Contributor)/ van Veldhuizen, Laurens (Editor)/ Waters-Bayer, Ann (Editor)/ Wettasinha, Chesha (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1930261071 / ISBN 13: 9781930261075

Published by International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, 2008

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268 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.66 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advancing Participatory Technology Development: Case studies on Integration into Agricultural Research, Extension and Education
• Publisher: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930261071
• ISBN 13: 9781930261075
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.59 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book brings together 12 cases from different corners of the world that were prepared for the "Advancing Participatory Technology Development" (Advancing PTD) study initiated by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) in the Philippines and ETC Ecoculture in the Netherlands. The term "Participatory Technology Development" (PTD), with reference to agriculture and natural resource management (NRM), encompasses efforts of development professionals - researchers, extensionists and other service providers - to collaborate with land users in developing and spreading improved farming and land-husbandry practices. In some approaches to "participatory development", collaboration implies involving farmers in programmes and activities that are still largely controlled by the development professionals and their organisations. In contrast, PTD - as presented in the cases of this book - gives a central role to farmers and other land users in defining the R&D agenda and in planning, implementing and evaluating the activities. PTD aims specifically at increasing the R&D capacities of farmers and other land users.