Nonato de Souza, H. and Cardoso, I, M. and Mendonca, E. d. sa and et al, . (2012) Learning by doing: a participatory methodology for systematization of experiments with agroforestry systems, with an example of its application. Agroforestry Systems , 85 (2). pp. 247-262.
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Participatory research methods have helped scientists to understand how farmers experiment and to seek partnerships with farmers in developing technologies with enhanced relevance and adoption. This paper reports on the development of a participatory methodology to systematize long-term experimentation with agroforestry systems carried out in a hotspot of biodiversity by non-governmental organizations and local farmers. A methodological guide for systematization and techniques used for Participatory Rural Appraisal formed the basis of our work. We propose an analytical framework that recognizes systems of reflexive and learning interactions, in order to make the learned lessons explicit.
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| Additional Information: | The authors thank the farmers for sharing this experience, the Brazilian sponsors FAPEMIG (Fundac¸a˜o para o Amparo da Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais), for financial support, CAPES (Coordenac¸a˜o de Pessoal de Ensino Superior) for a scholarship to the first author and Arne Janssen, Paul Hebinck and Lijbert Brussaard for useful comments and corrections on an earlier version of this paper. The research was carried out in one of the eight benchmark areas of the agroBIODIVERSITY network of DIVERSITAS, the International Organization for Biodiversity Science (http:// www.agrobiodiversity-diversitas.org/). |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Agroforestry, Family farmers, Participatory experimentation, Systematization |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands |
| Subjects: | Environmental Science |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2012 09:03 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2012 09:03 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-012-9498-4 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/6440 |
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