Farmer Research Groups
Farmer Research Groups It has long been recognized that agricultural research should involve the farmers themselves. However, mainstreaming this collaborative approach within government research…
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Farmer Research Groups
It has long been recognized that agricultural research should involve the farmers themselves. However, mainstreaming this collaborative approach within government research institutions and extension services has lagged behind. Participatory agricultural research methods have been developed to help farmers and researchers to identify the most appropriate technologies and techniques for a particular area.
It also documents the process of institutionalizing the approach within the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Systems including universities.Farmer Research Groups reviews the history of participatory agricultural research, particularly This book describes the Farmers' Research Group (FRG) approach by which a multi-disciplinary research team, extension workers and groups of farmers jointly conduct research on selected topics based on farmers' needs, on farmers' fields.