The Social Sciences at CIP
The Social Sciences at CIP

Author: International Potato Center

Publisher: International Potato Center

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9789290601173

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CIP's social science program; Identifying client needs and opportunities through global studies; Generating and diffusing appropriate technology through client-oriented R&D; Assessing the performance of R&D programs; Strengthening regional and national programs.

Breaking New Ground
Breaking New Ground

Author: Robert E. Rhoades

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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Anthropology and agriculture: the historical interface. The case of the International Potato Center. Anthropologist as interdisciplinary team members: developng post-harvest technology. The anthropological perspective: an overview. The future: where to from here?

Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

Author: Julian F. Gonsalves

Publisher: IDRC

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1552501817

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Intended for aspiring and new practitioners of Participatory Research and Development (PR&D) as well as field-based researchers in developing countries. Highlights that agricultural research and development has become a joint approach to deal with diverse biophysical environments, multiple livelihood goals, rapid changes in local and global economies, and an expanded range for stakeholders over agriculture and natural resources.

Social Sciences And Farming Systems Research
Social Sciences And Farming Systems Research

Author: Jeffrey R Jones

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1000311864

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The publication of this book has required the cooperation of many people along the way. From its very conception, the project of bringing together experiences from ongoing Farming Systems Research projects has faced a problem of communication due to the dispersal of the participants. Dr. William Partridge and Lynne Goldstein were instrumental in the initial presentation of the symposium on Social Science participation in Farming Systems Research at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Ben Wallace has done an admirable job not only as editor but 8s a ilpoint m-an"- throughout the process or organizirig the conference and preparing the manuscript. He deserves credit tor expediting countless actMties that could never have otherwise been accomplished because of the vagaries or international mails and telecommunications.

Policy For Agricultural Research
Policy For Agricultural Research

Author: Vernon W Ruttan

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-05-28

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 100030647X

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The contributors to this volume, based on the Agriculture Research Seminars held annually at the University of Minnesota, examine the role of government, multinationals, and the emerging private sector (in both domestic and international contexts) in determining agricultural research policy.