Agricultural Research — From Recommendation Domains to Arenas for Interaction

Röling, N.G.; Jiggins, Janice; Hounkonnou, D.; Huis, A. van

doi:10.5367/oa.2014.0172

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“…Moreover, an agricultural innovation platform can be used as a way of bringing farmers of the two areas together to enable knowledge exchange and learning from one another, so as to foster innovations based on their knowledge. Indeed, innovation platforms provide the social space in which opportunities can be created, tested and transformed into changes in institutional regimes [68].…”

Section: Linking the Current With The Future Farming Contexts: Implicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Farmer’s Knowledge and Perception of Diversified Farming Systems in Sub-Humid and Semi-Arid Areas in Benin

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Abstract:Building on farmer's agroecological knowledge to design environmental-friendly agricultural systems is crucial given the environmental impact of industrial agriculture. We investigated the drivers of farmers' knowledge of agrobiodiversity management and analyzed how farmers' knowledge and their current farming contexts may guide future farming systems in sub-humid (Bassila) and semi-arid (Boukoumbé) areas of Benin. We conducted structured interviews with 180 farmers and used generalized linear models and correlation analyses to understand the spatio-temporal dynamics of farmers' knowledge and perception. Land tenure, ecological conditions and sociolinguistic membership were the main drivers of farmers' knowledge of agroforestry systems, practices, species diversity and current farming systems. Sociolinguistic membership also significantly predicted farmers' knowledge of livestock management. Farmers in the semi-arid area were more involved in integrated crop-tree-livestock systems than those in the sub-humid area. However, all farmers indicated a willingness to adopt this integrated farming system regardless of socioeconomic and ecological factors. Farmer's knowledge of agrobiodiversity (crops, agroforestry species and livestock diversity) management was correlated with the involvement in integrated crop-livestock-tree and agroforestry systems. These findings provide insights into how farmers' knowledge can serve as basis in optimizing agricultural and livelihoods systems. Investigating the ecological, economic and social performance of the most desired OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 6574 integration/diversification options using a system approach involving a co-innovation process can further our mechanistic understanding of farmers decision making process.

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Section: Linking the Current With The Future Farming Contexts: Implicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Farmer’s Knowledge and Perception of Diversified Farming Systems in Sub-Humid and Semi-Arid Areas in Benin

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“…Although networks and institutions, in general, are considered important in the context of innovation systems and innovation capacity (Röling et al, 2014;Spielman et al, 2008;Yami, 2016) it was not clear to me to what extent the soft system in our case had to expand further (i.e. beyond grassroots level) and how networks and institutions were decisive for the participatory process.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…The concept of Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) takes a wider perspective and tries to combine efforts of extension, education, knowledge institutes and commercial partners to achieve innovation by effectively facilitating the implementation of relevant novel technology. Building institutions, networks and platforms in this way is assumed to result in change, not only in the form of improved practices but also at an institutional level (Biggs, 2007;Klerkx et al, 2010;Röling et al, 2014;Schut et al, 2015a;Spielman et al, 2008;Suchiradipta and Ray, 2015;Wood et al, 2014;Yami, 2016).…”

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Farmers in the lead : Assessing effectiveness of participatory experimentation inTigray, Northern Ethiopia

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The study area 1.10 Thesis outline 2 Comparison of methods to identify crop productivity constraints in developing countries. A review 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Heuristic model and prototype methods 2.3 Different use of methodologies: a review 2.4 Comparing different methods for the identification of productivity constraints in Tigray 2.5 Discussion 2.6 Conclusion 3 Identifying crop productivity constraints and opportunities using Focus Group Discussions: A case study with farmers from Tigray 3.1 Introduction 3.2. Material and methods 3.3 Results 3.4. Discussion 3.5. Conclusion 4 The importance of local factors and management in determining wheat yield variability in on-farm experimentation in Tigray, northern Ethiopia 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Materials and methods 4.3 Results and Discussion 4.4 Conclusion viii 5 Four years of farmer experimentation on soil fertility in Tigray, northern Ethiopia: Trends in research strategies 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Method 5.3 Results 5.4 Discussion 5.5 Conclusion 6 Grain productivity, fertilizer response and nutrient balance of farming systems in Tigray, Ethiopia: A multi-perspective view in relation to soil fertility degradation 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Materials and method 6.3 Results 6.4 Discussion 6.5 Conclusion 7 Considering change: Evaluating four years of participatory experimentation with farmers in Tigray (Ethiopia) highlighting both functional and human-social aspects 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Methods 7.3 Results and Discussion 7.4 Conclusion 8 Synthesis 8.1 The research project: an overview 8.2 Assessing effectiveness: putting pieces together 8.3 Reflection on process and points of departure 8.4 Impact, livelihood development and scaling 8.

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“…To this end, farmer-to-farmer videos approach embedded in agricultural innovation platforms can be a promising approach. Innovation platforms provide the social space that enables knowledge exchange and learning and in which opportunities can be created, tested and transformed into changes in institutional regimes (Röling et al , 2014).…”

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Diversity in Smallholder Citrus Orchards and Cultivation Bottlenecks: Research Avenues for Improved Production in Benin, West Africa

2017

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SUMMARYDespite tremendous efforts made in agricultural sectors in sub-Saharan Africa in the last two decades, fruits production and consumption to reduce malnutrition and chronic diseases remain low and have received less attention. Moreover, our knowledge of the current production situation and options for improvement are still limited. In this study, we investigated citrus farming systems and production bottlenecks to identify leverage points for intensification of smallholder citrus farming systems in Benin. We provided a typology of citrus orchards based on 17 quantitative and qualitative variables using Factor Analysis of Mixed Data combined with Hierarchical Cluster Analysis. The typology revealed four categories of citrus farms based on biophysical resources, socioeconomic resources and system management practices. Categories 1 and 2 included farms characterised by less diversified cropping systems with non-recommended management practices. Orchard categories 3 and 4 included farms with high varietal diversity and improved management practices. However, farmers of category 4 neglected staking and digging practices. The inadequate farming practices explained some of the production bottlenecks, which were orchard-type dependent. We discussed the implications of our findings and suggested a number of policy and strategic decisions as well as research and development actions for improving citrus production in Benin.

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Agricultural Research — From Recommendation Domains to Arenas for Interaction

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Farmer’s Knowledge and Perception of Diversified Farming Systems in Sub-Humid and Semi-Arid Areas in Benin

Farmer’s Knowledge and Perception of Diversified Farming Systems in Sub-Humid and Semi-Arid Areas in Benin

Farmers in the lead : Assessing effectiveness of participatory experimentation inTigray, Northern Ethiopia

Diversity in Smallholder Citrus Orchards and Cultivation Bottlenecks: Research Avenues for Improved Production in Benin, West Africa

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