The IPRA method : participatory research for agriculture /

Explains how farmer participatory research can be used to study how technological innovations can be applied to small farmers in third-world countries. Follows an on-farm research team as they travel to the Pescador Region in Cauca, Colombia and interact with the local farmers. Describes how resea...

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Corporate Author:	Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Other Authors:	Ashby, Jacqueline Anne, 1948-, Nessin, Jack, Marquez, William
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	[Colombia] : Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, 1987.
Subjects:	Agriculture > Research > Developing countries > On-farm. Farms, Small > Research > Developing countries > Citizen participation. Agriculture > Research > Colombia > Cauca (Department) > On-farm. Farms, Small > Research > Colombia > Cauca (Department) > Citizen participation. Educational films.

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Summary:	Explains how farmer participatory research can be used to study how technological innovations can be applied to small farmers in third-world countries. Follows an on-farm research team as they travel to the Pescador Region in Cauca, Colombia and interact with the local farmers. Describes how researchers may involve local farmers at every stage of the research process, from defining the problem and planning experiments to analyzing the results and developing new solutions.
Item Description:	Also issued in Spanish. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (21 min., 43 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Script, Jacqueline Ashby, Jack Nessin ; camera, edition, and music, Jack Nessin.