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Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: A Sourcebook. Julian Gonsalves, Thomas Becker, Ann Braun, Dindo Campilan, Hidelisa de Chavez, Elizabeth Fajber, Monica Kapiriri, Joy Rivaca-Caminade and Ronnie Vernooy (editors). CIP-UPWARD, Laguna, Philippines and IDRC, Ottawa, Canada.
ISBN (CIP-UPWARD) 971-614-031-2
ISBN (IDRC) 1-55250-182-5

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Contents

Volume 1. Understanding Participatory Research and Development (Overview by Thomas Becker)

  • Typologies and Concepts

Definitions, Assumptions, Characteristics and Types of Farmer Participatory Research by Daniel Selener

Prototypical Approaches to Innovation Development by Kristen Probst and Jürgen Hagmann with inputs from Maria Fernandez and Jacqueline A. Ashby

Participatory Approaches to Agricultural Research and Extension by Scott Killough

The Quality of Participation: Critical Reflections on Decision Making, Context and Goals by Ronnie Vernooy

An Agroecological Basis for Natural Resource Management Among Poor Farmers in Fragile Lands by Miguel A. Altieri

Participatory Research and Development in Natural Resource Management: Towards Social and Gender Equity by Elizabeth Fajber

Understanding and Getting the Most from Farmers' Local Knowledge, by Jefferey W. Bentley and Peter S. Baker
Indigenous Knowledge: A Conceptual Framework and a Case from Solomon Islands, by Ellen Woodley

Participatory Research Approaches: Some Key Concepts, by Sung Sil Lee Sohng

Property Rights, Collective Action and Technologies for Natural Resource Management, by Anna Knox and Ruth Meinzen-Dick

Innovation Systems Perspective: From Measuring Impact to Learning Institutional Lessons, by Andrew Hall, V. Rasheed Sulaiman, Norman Clark and B. Yoganand

Participatory Development Communication: Reinforcing the Participatory NRM Research and Action Process, by Guy Bessette

Monitoring and Evaluating Participatory Research and Development: Some Key Elements, by Ronnie Vernooy

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation with Pastoralists, by Ann Waters-Bayer, Wolfgang Bayer and Annette von Lossau

Outcome Mapping: Striking a Balance Between Accountability and Learning, by Raj Verma

  • Approaches

Beyond the Problem-Solving Approach to Sustainable Rural Development, by Ann R. Braun

Participatory Methods in the Analysis of Poverty, by Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi

Rethinking the Development, Dissemination and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies, by Rob Cramb

Importance of Methodological Diversity in Research and Development Innovation Systems, by Paul Van Mele and Ann R. Braun

  • Participatory Technology Development

Farmer Innovation as Entry Point to Participatory Research and Extension, by Chris Reij and Ann Waters-Bayer

Participatory Technology Development Where There is no Researcher, by Laurens van Veldhuizen, Ann Waters-Bayer and Chesha Wettasinha

Developing Agricultural Solutions with Smallholder Farmers: How to Get Started with Participatory Approaches, by Peter M. Horne and Werner W. Stur

Participatory Market Chain Approach, by Thomas Bernet, Andre Devaux, Oscar Ortiz and Graham Thiele

Participatory Varietal Selection and Participatory Plant Breeding: The Last 10 Years, by John R. Witcombe

Decentralized Participatory Plant Breeding: A Case from Syria, by Salvatore Ceccarelli

  • Participatory Natural Resource Management

Participatory Natural Resource Management Research: A New Integration Domain in the Agricultural Sciences, by Kristen Probst and Jürgen Hagmann with inputs from Maria Fernandez and Jacqueline A. Asby

Livelihood Systems Framework for Participatory Agricultural Research: The Case of UPWARD, by Dindo Campilan

Challenges of Participatory Natural Resource Management Research, by Ronnie Vernooy, Hijaba Ykhanbai, Engkhbat Bulgan, Ulipkan Beket and John Graham

Research Through Action with Nomadic Pastoralists in Iran, by Mohammad Hossein Emadi

Action Research as a Strategy for Advancing Community-Based Natural Resource Management, by Doug Henderson

Adaptive Collaborative Management, by Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Herlina Hartanto, Cyprian Jum, Cynthia McDougall, Ravi Prabhu and Linda Yuliani

Additional Online Reading
Farmer-Led Approaches to Participatory Research: Examples from India, by Astad Pastakia, Brij Kothari and Vijaya Sherry Chand

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Volume 2. Enabling Participatory Research and Development (Volume Overview, by Elizabeth Fajber)

  • Capacity Building

Participatory Curriculum Development and Learner-Centered Education in Vietnam, by Peter Taylor

Participation and Networking for Better Agroforestry Education, by Per Rudebjer

Crafting Interdisciplinarity in Teaching Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Agriculture, by Paul Vedeld

Interdisciplinary Work: Patterns and Practicalities, by Gelia Castillo

Evaluating Capacity for Participatory Research, by Dindo Campilan, Jocelyn Perez, Jovita Sim and Raul Boncodin

Participatory Research in the CGIAR, by Thomas Becker

  • Networking and Partnerships

How Changed Relations Generate Impact, by Philippe Paul Marie De Leener in collaboration with Guero Chaibou, Hassane Amadou and Traore Harouna

Research Partnerships: Who Pays and Who Benefits?, by Gelia T. Castillo, Perfecto U. Bartolini and Fe L. Porciuncula

Developing Partnerships to Promote Local Innovation, by Ann Waters-Bayer, Laurens van Velduizen, Chesha Wettasinha and Mariana Wongtschowski

Campesino a Campesino in Cuba: Agrarian Transformation for Foods Sovereignty, by Eric Holt-Gimenez

Linking Farmers and Policymakers: Experiences from Kabale District, Uganda, by Laura German, Ann Stroud, Chris Opondo and Beda Mwebesa

Multi-stakeholders Collaboration in Fighting a Sweetpotato Disease in the Philippines, by Carlos S. Basilio, Lilibeth B. Laranang and Irene Adion

Networking for Community-Based Natural Resource Management and Farmer-Centered Research: A Case From China, by Qi Gubo, Li Xiaoyun, Zou Ting and Ronnie Vernooy

Facilitating Networks to Support Community-Based Natural Resource Management Processes in Cambodia, by Kim Nong and Melissa Marschke

  • Scaling Up and Institutionalization

A Framework for Scaling Up Research on Natural Resource Management, by Sabine Guendel, Jim Hancock and Simon Anderson

Contending Cultures Among Development Actors, by Stephen Biggs, Don Messerchmidt and Barun Gurung

Organizational Implications for Mainstreaming Participatory Research and Gender Analysis, by Barun Gurung

From Piloting to Scaling Up PR, by Dindo Campilan

Institutionalizing Participatory Technology Development, by Laurens van Veldhuizen, Ann Waters-Bayer, Scott Killough, Marise Espinelli and Julian Gonsalves

Scaling Up Through Participatory Trial Designs, by Sieglinde Snapp

Beyond Integrated Pest Management: From Farm Households to Learning Capacity and Innovation Systems, by Charles Staver and Falguni Guharay

Institutionalizing Participatory Research in Renewable Natural Resources in Bhutan, by Sangay Duba, Mahesh Ghimiray and the Bajo RNRRC Project Team

Community-Based Natural Resource Management and its Scaling Up in Guizhou, China, by Sun Qiu, Yuan Juanwen, Wei Xiaoping and Ou Guowu

Additional Online Readings
Engaging Local Governments in Sweetpotato Research and Development in the Philippines, by Carlos Basilio, Lilibeth B. Laranang, Perfecto Bartolini and Jocelyn C. Perez

Research on Scaling Up, by Delia C. Catacutan

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Volume 3. Doing Participatory Research and Development (Volume Overview by Carlos Basilio)

  • Technology Development

Identifying Local Stakeholders' Research Priorities: Methodological Challenges, by Andreas Neef

Using Participatory Tools in Setting Gender-Sensitive Criteria for Acceptable Rice Varieties in Eastern India, by Thelma R. Paris, Abha Singh, H.N. Singh, Joyce Luis and M. Hossain

Use of Perceptual Transects in Coastal Aquaculture and Fishery, by Harold J. McArthur

Development of a Farmer Recording System in Burkina Faso, by Fidele Hien and Aly Ouedraogo

Farmer Demonstration Trials: Promoting Tree Planting and Farmer Innovation in Indonesia, by James M. Roshetko, Pratiknyo Purnomosidhi and Mulawarman

Participatory On-Farm Technology Testing: The Suitability of Different Types of Trials for Different Objectives, by Steve Franzel and Richard Coe Comparing

Integrating Farmers' and Breeders' Evaluations of Maize Varieties in East Africa, by Hugo de Groote and Moses Siambi

Putting the Economic Analysis of Animal Genetic Resources Into Practice, by Adam Drucker and Simon Anderson

Upland Research in Lao PDR: Experiences with Participatory Research Approaches, by Bruce Linquist, Bounthanh Keoboualpha, Houmchitsavath Sodarak, Peter Horne and Chun Lai

The Innovation Tree: Visualizing Dynamics in the Community Innovation System, by Paul Van Meleand A.K.M. Zakaria

Supporting Campesino Experimentation on Livestock: An Example from South East Mexico, by Julieta Moguel Pliego, Bernadette Keane, Susanne Clark, Wilberth Trejo Lizama and Simon Anderson

Participatory Technology Development and Dissemination: Improving Pig Feeding Systems in Vietnam, by Dai Peters, Mai Thach Hoanh, Nguyen The Yen, Nguyen Thi Tinh and Pham Ngoc Thach

From Concept to Impact: Developing and Communicating Multipurpose Seed Drying Tables in Bangladesh, by Paul Van Meleand A.K.M. Zakaria

Mother-Baby Trial Approach for Developing Soil, Water and Fertility Management Technologies, by Joseph Rusike and Sieglinde Snapp and Steve J. Twomlow

Analyzing Data from Participatory On-Farm Trials: Research and Participation, by Richard Coe

  • Strengthening Local Organizations

Development of the System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar, by Norman Uphoff

Community-Based Sustainable Environment Management Planning: Kudnamsai Water Quality Monitoring, by Yanyong Inmuong, Narumon Sangpradub and Vongwiwat Tanusilp

Forest Management Learning Group: Building Forest Users' Capacities, by Marco Miagostovich

Farmer Field Schools and Local Agricultural Research Committees as Complementary Platforms: New Challenges and Opportunities, by Graham Thiele, Ann Braun and Edson Gandarillas

The Kamayoq in Peru: Combining Farmer-to-Farmer Extension and Farmer Experimentation, by Jon Hellin, Javier Coello, Daniel Rodriguez, Wahington Chañi and Apolinar Tayro

  • Multi-Stakeholder Based Natural Resource Management

Consensus Building for Community-Based Natural Resource Management, by Parvin Sultana and Paul Thompson

Limits of the 'Negotiation Platform': Two Cases on Participatory Municipal Planning on NRM in the Brazilian Amazon, by Christian Castellanet, Iliana Salgado and Carla Rocha

Participatory Land Use Planning and Governance in Ratanakiri, Cambodia, by Ashish Joshia Ingty Johnand Nhem Sovanna

Development and Implementation of a Resource Management Plan: Lessons from Caribbean Nicaragua, by Mark Hostetler, Bertha Simmons, Oswaldo Morales and Eduardo Tinkam

Learning in Action: A Case from Small Waterbody Fisheries in Lao PDR, by Robert Ian Arthurand Caroline Jane Garaway

Additional Online Readings
Involving Stakeholders in Developing a GIS-Assisted Local Watershed Monitoring Tool, by Rhodora Gonzalez

Using an Indigenous Board Game (Bao) to Assess Farmers’ Preferences, by Steven Franzel

Whose Validity Counts? Participatory Methods for Veterinary Research in Southern Sudan, by Andy Catley

Participatory Assessment of Allotment Gardening, by Arturo Perez-Vazquez and Simon Anderson

Enhancing Farmer Learning Through Participatory Tools, by Jürgen Hagmann and Edward Chuma

Participatory Tools in Assessing Shifting Cultivation Practices in the Northern Western Ghats of India, by Archana Godbole

The Use of Indigenous Knowledge in Participatory Evaluation of groforestry Trees in Eastern Zambia, by Elias Kuntashula and Paramu L. Mafongoya

Participatory Methods for Collecting Quantitative Information About Livestock, by Czech Conroy

Data Management in Participatory Research: The UPWARD Experience, by Julieta Roa, Vernon Velasco and Raul M. Boncodin
Participatory Impact Assessment Approaches, by John Pontius

Assessing Research Impact on Poverty: The Use of Farmers' Workshop, by P. Kristjanson, F. Place, S. Franzel, P.K. Thornton and S. A. Tarawali

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