Strengthening farmer participation through groups: experiences and lessons from Botswana

Heinrich, G.M. (1993) Strengthening farmer participation through groups: experiences and lessons from Botswana. Project Report. ISNAR, The Hague, Netherlands.

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Abstract

The need for farmers to participate more directly in the process of agricultural technology development is becoming widely accepted. This is particularly true for research programs targeted on resource-poor farmers in environments that are diverse, complex and risk-prone. The next step is to develop efficient and effective participatory models that can be institutionalized in national agricultural research and extension systems. This paper presents the experience of a research program in the Francistown Region of Botswana that has worked with one participatory method (farmer groups) for the past 7 years. The program is part of the Department ofAgricultural Research, within Botswana's Ministry of Agriculture.

Item Type: Monograph (Project Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Agricultural research; Botswana; Farming systems; Management; Participatory research programs; Organization of research; RP8399
Author Affiliation: ISNAR
Subjects: Plant Production > Farming Systems
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr Daneti Raju
Date Deposited: 07 May 2014 09:27
Last Modified: 07 May 2014 09:27
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12760

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