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Prospects and challenges of participatory research in natural resources management. The case of the Joint Vertisol Project (JVP)

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The conventional research approach has placed less emphasis on using or building upon the indigenous knowledge of farmers. Researchers, especially those that generate technologies, usually have had insufficient interaction with farmers.
    Publication year

    2004

    Authors

    Amede, T.; Dauro D; Jonfa E; Seyoum L

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    farmers, participatory approaches, research, social participation, vertisols

    Geographic

    Ethiopia

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