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Welcome! The UPWARD Website brings you news and information resources on participatory research and development (PR&D) and innovations for sustainable rootcrop livelihood. In going on-line, we aim to promote information sharing and support networking among PR&D professionals and organizations, especially in Asia and the developing world. Contact us for comments, questions or information to share.

 

Indonesia project pilots Farmer Business School (FBS) approach

 Featured Publication

Using Evaluation for Capacity Development:
Community-Based Natural Resource
Management in Asia
ISBN 978-971-614-044-6

The Evaluating Capacity Development Initiative supports
collaborative research and learning in using evaluation to enhance capacity development for community-based natural resource management (CBNRM).  Its partners include research networks, academic organizations and NGOs/community-based organizations in East and Southeast Asia together with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada.

This monograph shares experiences and results of evaluation case studies undertaken by the ECD Initiative.  The papers were prepared by the study teams based on the main research reports, and were presented and peer-critiqued during a series of learning workshops.  The publication's central theme is that capacity development efforts become more effective when evaluation is integral to the process and its embraced by all relevant stakeholders.

To purchase a copy or request additional information, contact CIP-UPWARD, c/o IRRI DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines.  To download articles [in pdf], click here.

Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook
ISBN (CIP-UPWARD): 971-614-030-4
ISBN (IDRC): 1-55250-181-7

The 79 articles in this 3-volume sourcebook highlight PR & D experiences from over 30 countries in: sustainable crop and animal production, forest and watershed management, soil and water conservation, and postharvest and utilization.

Each set of three volumes and CD costs US$30; a discounted rate of $20 is offered to national/local organizations in the South. Price excludes delivery charge, which varies by destination and mode of delivery.

To purchase a copy or request additional information, contact CIP-UPWARD, c/o IRRI DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines. To download articles [in pdf], click here. 

Learning Participation in Action: Field Research Experiences in South Asia
ISBN 978-971-614-038-5

This publication presents highlights of the field research activities in the PR&D South Asia project. It contains an excellent collection of experiences in learning PR&D through field action.

To purchase a copy or request additional information, contact CIP-UPWARD. To download articles [in pdf], click here.

Investigacion y Desarollo Participativo para la Agricultura y el Manejo Sostenible de Recursos Naturales: Libro de Consulta
ISBN (CIP-UPWARD) 978-971-614-034-7
ISBN (IDRC) 1-55250-302-X

To purchase a copy or request additional information, contact CIP-UPWARD. To download articles [in pdf], click here.

                                                                   
        
                                                                            

 Other Publications of Interest

Partnering in International Agricultural Research
for Development:
Lessons from the ILAC Learning Laboratory
(ILAC Working Paper 10)

 

To download a copy (in pdf), click here

 

Participatory Training and Research for Integrated              
Management of Potato Bacterial Wilt:
  Adapted Guide
for the Philippines

 

To download articles (in pdf), click here  

 

 

Collaborative Learning in Practice:  Examples from Natural
Resource Management in Asia

 

To download a copy (in pdf), click here

 

 

Improving Pig Feed Systems Through Use of Sweetpotato and Other Local Feed Resources in Vietnam: A manual for farmers and extensionists to raise pigs more efficiently with locally available feed resources


To download articles [in pdf], click here.

 

Farmer Field School on Sweetpotato-Based Cattle Fattening: Technical and Field Guides

 

To get a copy, contact cip-manila@cgiar.org.

 

 

Pamamahala ng mga Peste ng Sampaguita
(How to Manage Pests of Sampaguita [Jasmine])



To order a copy, contact cip-manila@cgiar.org.


 

Research Works on Processing, Storing and Using Sweetpotato and Other Resources as Feed for Fattening Pigs, 1999-2005
 

To get a copy, contact Nguyen Thi Tinh at ngthitinh55@yahoo.com

 

 

Crop diversity to reduce pests and diseases on-farm: Participatory diagnosis guidelines. Version 1. Bioversity Technical Bulletin No. 12. Bioversity International, Rome, Italy. 101 pp.

ISBN 12978-92-9043-726-0

For copies, write to: D.Jarvis@cgiar.org or D.Campilan@cgiar.org.


 

 

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