Beyond farmer first : rural people's knowledge, agricultural research and extension practice / edited by Ian Scoones & John Thompson ; with a foreword by Robert Chambers.
Publication details: London : Intermediate Technology Publications , c1994.Description: xvi, 301 p. : ill, ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781853392504
- 1853392502
- 22 630 BEY
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Contents;
PART 1: THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE, POWER AND PRACTICE
Introduction
Knowledge, power and agriculture – towards a theoretical understanding
Knowledge, Consciousness and prejudice: adaptive agricultural Research in Zambia
The Interweaving of knowledge and power in development interfaces
Indigenous management and the management of Indigenous Knowledge, etc.
PART 2: METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, APPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES
Introduction
Acknowledging process: challenges for agricultural research and extension Methodology
Participatory watershed management in India: The Experience of the Age Khan Rural Support Programme
Challenges in the collection and use of information on Livelihood Strategies and natural resource management
Developing Interaction and understanding: RRA and farmer research groups in zambia, etc.
PART 3: TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONS AND CHANGING POLICIES
Introduction
Towards a learning paradigm: New professionalism and institutions for a sustainable agriculture
From research to innovation: getting the most from interaction with NGOs
Local Organization for supporting people-based agricultural research and extension: Lessons from Gal Oya, Sri Lanka NORMAN UPHOFF
Federations and food systems: organizations for enhancing rural livelihoods, etc.
Reference : p. 278-296 . _ Index : p. 297-301
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