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Institution/Author: CRAMB, R.; PURCELL, T.
Publisher: CIAT
Year: 2001
Language: English
Price: free
Price Colombia (in pesos): free
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Although many consider farmer participatory research (FPR)-where farmers and researchers work together to develop new agricultural technologies-as "bringing substantial benefits" to farmers, others suggest it has "still to live up to its promise". FPR must therefore be carefully monitored and evaluated to ensure "quality control" and, particularly, to document and evaluate impact. This publication outlines the development of a participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) framework for such participatory research programs as the "Forages for Smallholders Project" (FSP), begun in 1995 in Southeast Asia. Examples are drawn from the FSP's fieldwork on extensive upland farming systems at two contrasting sites (Malitbog, Philippines, with a wetter climate, and M'Drak, Vietnam, with more acid soils), the presentations of a 5-day workshop, and selected literature on PM&E. Part A of the publication presents the conceptual and practical issues involved in developing PM&E for the FSP. Part B reviews a range of techniques for implementing PM&E. The publication developed out of a collaborative project between CIAT and the University of Queensland, with funds from the ACIAR.
Keywords: Research; Evaluation; Methods; Participatory research; Feed crops; forage; Case studies; Small farms; Asia
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