Farmer innovation in Africa : a source of inspiration for agricultural development

By C. Reij, A. Waters-Bayer. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Why agronomy in the developing world has become contentious (2013, background): “While these alternatives were frequently shunned by mainstream agronomists (see Vanloqueren Baret, 2009), the promise of a more environmentally-friendly agriculture made them particularly attractive to some NGOs and development funders (De Jager et al., 2001; Low, 1994; Reij and Waters-Bayer, 2001).”
Agriculture and food security in selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: diversity in trends and opportunities (2011, background): “Where possible, use should be made of indigenous and successful soil and water conservation and water harvesting measures (Reij and Waters-Bayer 2001).”
Pathways for impact: scientists' different perspectives on agricultural innovation (2009, background): “PROLINNOVA is a project that identifies and simulates farmer science, and promotes the results (Rey & Waters-Bayer, 2001; also www.PROLINNOVA.org).”
Struggling with Sustainability--A Comparative Framework for Evaluating Sustainable Development Programs (2004, background): “…vital that programs be designed to effectively tap into these latent human resources through a concerted effort to investigate—and then make use of—the knowledge, skills, initiative and constraints of the people it hopes to serve (Garrity, 1999; Mercado et al., 2000; Reij & Waters-Bayer, 2002).”
Turning waste into value: using human urine to enrich soils for sustainable food production in Uganda (2015, background): “This willingness to share knowledge and experiences with others may thereby not only prevent pioneers from exposure and stigmatization, but is also fundamental for successful farmer-to-farmer diffusion of new agricultural practices (Reij and Waters-Bayer, 2001).”
An innovation systems approach to institutional change: Smallholder development in West Africa (2012, background): “The problem seems not to be with the smallholders, who seem generally responsive to realistic opportunity (Rey and Waters-Bayer, 2001).”
Water and Cereals in Drylands (2008, background): “Large-scale top down approaches (transfer of technology models) to development have repeatedly been shown not to succeed, often as they are too costly for small-scale farmers to implement – or they do not take into account local factors (Reij and Waters-Bayer, 2001).”
Unpacking “Participation” in the Adaptive Management of Social–ecological Systems: a Critical Review (2006, background): “…development research on African farming systems which highlights the value of farmer knowledge and innovation, ultimately improving agricultural management practices (e.g., Bassett and Crummey 2003, Reij and Waters-Bayer 2001, Scoones 2001, Pound et al. 2003, Mougeot 2005, Conroy 2005).”