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Technology Development and Farmer Groups: Experiences From Botswana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

D. Norman ,
D. Baker ,
G. Heinrich  and
F. Worman
D. Norman
Affiliation:
Agricultural Technology Improvement Project (ATIP), Ministry of Agriculture, PMB 0033, Gaborone, Botswana
D. Baker
Affiliation:
Agricultural Technology Improvement Project (ATIP), Ministry of Agriculture, PMB 0033, Gaborone, Botswana
G. Heinrich
Affiliation:
Agricultural Technology Improvement Project (ATIP), Ministry of Agriculture, PMB 0033, Gaborone, Botswana
F. Worman
Affiliation:
Agricultural Technology Improvement Project (ATIP), Ministry of Agriculture, PMB 0033, Gaborone, Botswana
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Summary

The Agricultural Technology Improvement Project (ATIP) has been conducting on-farm research in Botswana with the goal of identifying improved arable production technologies. In an effort to increase the role of farmers in technology design and assessment, ATIP set up farmer groups that meet on a regular basis to discuss farming problems and on-farm trials. This article reviews and evaluates ATIP's experiences with farmer groups. A typology of technology development groups is proposed and group management issues are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , July 1988 , pp. 321 - 331
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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