Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organisations



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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-015-0023-7
DOI: 
10.1186/s40066-015-0023-7
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Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
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journal article
Journal: 
Agriculture & Food Security
Number: 
4
Volume: 
4
Author(s): 
Waters-Bayer A.
Kristjanson P.
Wettasinha C.
Veldhuizen L.
Quiroga G.
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This paper asks: What have been the impacts of farmer- or community-led (informal) processes of research and development in agriculture and natural resource management in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to innovate and influence on formal agricultural research and development institutions? An innovative conceptual framework was applied to a diverse set of farmer-led research initiatives in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to explore approaches, outcomes and impacts of informal agricultural research and development (ARD) facilitated by civil society organisations

Publication year: 
2015
Keywords: 
agricultural research
Farmer-led processes
impact
Civil society organisations
Innovation
institutionalisation