Farmer First Revisited
Innovation for agricultural research and development
Agriculture is an urgent global priority and farmers find themselves in the front line of some of the world's most pressing issues- climate change, globalization and food security. Twenty years ago, the Farmer First workshop held at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, launched a movement to encourage farmer participation in agricultural research and development (R & D), responding to farmers' needs in complex, diverse, risk-prone environments, and promoting sustainable livelihoods and agriculture. Since that time, methodological, institutional and policy experiments have unfolded around the world. Farmer First Revisited returns to the debates about farmer participation in agricultural R & D and looks to the future.The book presents a range of experiences that highlight the importance of going beyond a focus on the farm to a wider innovation system, including market interactions as well as the wider institutional and policy environment. If, however, farmers are really to be put first, a politics of demand is required in order to shape the direction of these innovative systems.
Series: Farmer First
Published: 2009
Pages: 384
eBook: 9781780440156
Paperback: 9781853396823
| Prelims (Foreword - Robert Chambers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part I: Revisiting Farmer First | |||
| Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development | |||
| Ian Scoones and John Thompson | |||
| Challenges to strenghtening agricultural innovation systems: where do we go from here? | |||
| Andy Hall | |||
| Fostering Farmer First methodological innovation: organizational learning and change in international agricultural research | |||
| Jacqueline A. Ashby | |||
| Part II: Systems of innovation | |||
| Developing seed systems in Africa | |||
| Jean Claude Rubyogoand Louise Sperling | |||
| Client-oriented breeding and seed supply | |||
| John Witcombe, Krishna Devkota, Daljit Virk, Krishna Rawal, Satish Prasad, Vikas Kumar and Krishna Joshi | |||
| Learning from experience: potato innovation systems and participatory research | |||
| Oscar Ortiz, Ricardo Orrego, Willy Pradel, Peter Gildermacher, Renee Castillo, Ronal Otiniano, Julio Gabriel, Juan Vallejo, Omar Torres, | |||
| Part III: The politics of demand and organizational change | |||
| Part IV: New professionalism, learning and change | |||
| Part V: Looking forward | |||
| Back Matter (Appendix 1: List of participants and contributors, References, Index) |
‘Farmer First Revisited is a powerful testament to the impact the Farmer First approach to agricultural research and development has had and continues to have in the 20 years since the first volume on this topic was published. From an almost subversive critical movement that challenged the prevailing linear science-driven paradigm, Farmer First has won broad acceptance by rigorously proving its superior efficiency in making science
work for the poorest and most marginal farmers. It is indeed a pleasure to see how the established and dedicated practitioners, together with a new generation of committed young scientists, have built upon the original concepts and methods to create this dynamic, exciting and effective corpus of work.’
Joachim Voss, Independent Consultant, formerly Director General, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
‘A brilliant account of why we need to continue questioning conventional assumptions about agriculture, and why multiple knowledges and sources of innovation are more important than ever.’
Judi Wakhungu, Executive Director, African Centre for Technology Studies, Nairobi, Kenya and co-chair International Assessment of Agricultural Science, Knowledge and Technology for Development.
‘Farmer First Revisited is a timely publication. I hope that this book will be read and used widely for fostering an evergreen revolution in our farms.’
M.S. Swaminathan, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
‘Twenty years on and the concept and practice of Farmer First remain powerful and compelling and even more relevant in today’s world.’
Gordon Conway, Chief Scientific Adviser, UK Department for International Development and Professor of International Development, Imperial College, London.
‘Farmer First Revisited shows why farmers need the power, organization and knowledge to engage with science, policy and private sector actors to get their priorities addressed. A timely statement of what, why and how.’
Camilla Toulmin, Director, International Institute for Environment and Development, London, UK.
‘Farmer First Revisited is an important contribution to our understanding of farmer participation and innovation systems in agriculture research and development. It offers excellent cases and practical experiences of great value to agricultural R&D practitioners, as well as to general on-farm and farmer-oriented research scientists. I strongly recommend it.’
Kwesi Attah-Krah, Deputy Director General, Bioversity International, Rome, Italy.
‘First there was Farmer First – followed by a critical assessment in Beyond Farmer First. Since all good things come in threes, Farmer First Revisited is a necessary addition to the series. Seldom have readers had the opportunity to get a clearer view of the development of agrarian development thinking. This book proves the Farmer First movement – and the inspiration behind it – is alive and kicking.’
Louk de la Rive Box, Rector, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands.
Ian Scoones Ian Scoones is co-director of the ESRC STEPS Centre at Sussex and joint convenor of the IDS-hosted Future Agricultures Consortium. He is an agricultural ecologist whose interdisciplinary research links the natural and social sciences.
John Thompson John Thompson is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
Managing complexity and uncertainty in agricultural innovation through adaptive project design and implementation
Bentley, Jeffery W.
Naziri, Diego
Prain, Gordon
Kikulwe, Enoch
Mayanja, Sarah
Devaux, André
Thiele, Graham
Development in Practice, Vol. 31 (2021), Iss. 2 P.198
https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2020.1832047 [Citations: 5]Plant Genetic Conservation
Planning Plant Conservation
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.008 [Citations: 0]The CROPROTECT project and wider opportunities to improve farm productivity through web‐based knowledge exchange
Bruce, Toby J. A.
Food and Energy Security, Vol. 5 (2016), Iss. 2 P.89
https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.80 [Citations: 17]The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Rural Development
Eversole, Robyn
2018
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2213 [Citations: 0]Food Security in Small Island States
The Role of Social Capital in Influencing Knowledge Flows and Innovation in St. Lucia
Saint Ville, Arlette
Hickey, Gordon M.
Locher, Uli
Phillip, Leroy E.
2020
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8256-7_13 [Citations: 4]Plant Genetic Conservation
Plant Taxonomy
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.005 [Citations: 0]Disseminating Improved Practices: Are Volunteer Farmer Trainers Effective?
Lukuyu, B.
Place, F.
Franzel, S.
Kiptot, E.
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 18 (2012), Iss. 5 P.525
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2012.707066 [Citations: 52]Farmer Research Groups
CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Institutionalizing participatory approaches in Ethiopia’s agricultural research system
Shiratori, Kiyoshi
Alemu, Dawit
2016
https://doi.org/10.3362/9781780449005.001 [Citations: 0]Wellbeing, environmental sustainability and profitability: Including plurality of logics in participatory extension programmes for enhanced farmer resilience
Knook, Jorie
Eastwood, Callum
Mitchelmore, Karen
Barker, Adam
Sociologia Ruralis, Vol. 63 (2023), Iss. S1 P.141
https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12413 [Citations: 8]Plant Genetic Conservation
Germplasm Collecting
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.013 [Citations: 0]EXAMINING THE DRIVERS OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN MALAWI
HOCKETT, MICHELE
RICHARDSON, ROBERT B.
Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 54 (2018), Iss. 1 P.45
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479716000673 [Citations: 12]Which Advisory System to Support Innovation in Conservation Agriculture? The Case of Madagascar's Lake Alaotra
Faure, Guy
Penot, Eric
Rakotondravelo, Jean Chrysostôme
Ramahatoraka, Haja Andrisoa
Dugué, Patrick
Toillier, Aurélie
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 19 (2013), Iss. 3 P.257
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2013.782169 [Citations: 17]Evaluation of farmer participatory extension programmes
Knook, Jorie
Eory, Vera
Brander, Matthew
Moran, Dominic
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 24 (2018), Iss. 4 P.309
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2018.1466717 [Citations: 41]Social practices of knowledge mobilization for sustainable food production: nutrition gardening and fish farming in the kolli hills of India
Hudson, Suraya
Krogman, Naomi
Beckie, Mary
Food Security, Vol. 8 (2016), Iss. 3 P.523
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-016-0580-z [Citations: 12]Plant Genetic Conservation
Plate section
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.023 [Citations: 0]Farm Typology for Targeting Extension Interventions Among Smallholders in Tribal Villages in Jharkhand State of India
Sinha, Aditya
Basu, Debabrata
Priyadarshi, Prashant
Ghosh, Amitava
Sohane, Ravindra Kumar
Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol. 10 (2022), Iss.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.823338 [Citations: 10]A climate for commerce: the political agronomy of conservation agriculture in Zambia
Westengen, Ola Tveitereid
Nyanga, Progress
Chibamba, Douty
Guillen-Royo, Monica
Banik, Dan
Agriculture and Human Values, Vol. 35 (2018), Iss. 1 P.255
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-017-9820-x [Citations: 12]Plant Genetic Conservation
In Situ Conservation
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.010 [Citations: 0]Stakeholders’ engagement platform to identify sustainable pathways for the development of multi-functional agroforestry in Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Barlagne, Carla
Bézard, Marie
Drillet, Emilie
Larade, Arnaud
Diman, Jean-Louis
Alexandre, Gisèle
Vinglassalon, Arsène
Nijnik, Maria
Agroforestry Systems, Vol. 97 (2023), Iss. 3 P.463
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-021-00663-1 [Citations: 5]Urban farmers and urban agriculture in Johannesburg: Responding to the food resilience strategy
Malan, Naudé
Agrekon, Vol. 54 (2015), Iss. 2 P.51
https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2015.1072997 [Citations: 38]Building farmers' capacity for innovation generation: Insights from rural Ghana
Tambo, Justice A.
Wünscher, Tobias
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, Vol. 33 (2018), Iss. 2 P.116
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170516000521 [Citations: 17]Effects of social network factors on information acquisition and adoption of improved groundnut varieties: the case of Uganda and Kenya
Thuo, Mary
Bell, Alexandra A.
Bravo-Ureta, Boris E.
Lachaud, Michée A.
Okello, David K.
Okoko, Evelyn Nasambu
Kidula, Nelson L.
Deom, Carl M.
Puppala, Naveen
Agriculture and Human Values, Vol. 31 (2014), Iss. 3 P.339
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-014-9486-6 [Citations: 76]Plant Genetic Conservation
Plant Breeding
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.018 [Citations: 0]Advances in Knowledge Brokering in the Agricultural Sector: Towards Innovation System Facilitation
Klerkx, Laurens
Schut, Marc
Leeuwis, Cees
Kilelu, Catherine
IDS Bulletin, Vol. 43 (2012), Iss. 5 P.53
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00363.x [Citations: 116]Plant Genetic Conservation
Conservation Data Management
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.020 [Citations: 0]Local Farmers' Organisations: A Space for Peer-to-Peer Learning? The Case of Milk Collection Cooperatives in Morocco
Faysse, Nicolas
Sraïri, Mohamed Taher
Errahj, Mostafa
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 18 (2012), Iss. 3 P.285
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2012.670053 [Citations: 30]Plant Genetic Conservation
Genetic Diversity Measurement
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.007 [Citations: 0]Knowledge production and communication in on-farm demonstrations: putting farmer participatory research and extension into practice
Adamsone-Fiskovica, Anda
Grivins, Mikelis
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 28 (2022), Iss. 4 P.479
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2021.1953551 [Citations: 13]An integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas
van Ginkel, Maarten
Sayer, Jeff
Sinclair, Fergus
Aw-Hassan, Aden
Bossio, Deborah
Craufurd, Peter
El Mourid, Mohammed
Haddad, Nasri
Hoisington, David
Johnson, Nancy
Velarde, Carlos León
Mares, Víctor
Mude, Andrew
Nefzaoui, Ali
Noble, Andrew
Rao, K. P. C.
Serraj, Rachid
Tarawali, Shirley
Vodouhe, Raymond
Ortiz, Rodomiro
Food Security, Vol. 5 (2013), Iss. 6 P.751
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0305-5 [Citations: 53]Strengthening capacity for sustainable livelihoods and food security through urban agriculture among HIV and AIDS affected households in Nakuru, Kenya
Karanja, N.
Yeudall, F.
Mbugua, S.
Njenga, M.
Prain, G.
Cole, D. C.
Webb, A. L.
Sellen, D.
Gore, C.
Levy, J. M.
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol. 8 (2010), Iss. 1-2 P.40
https://doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2009.0481 [Citations: 13]Participatory trials and farmers' social realities: understanding the adoption of legume technologies in a Malawian farmer community
Pircher, Thomas
Almekinders, Cornelia J.M.
Kamanga, Bernard C.G.
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol. 11 (2013), Iss. 3 P.252
https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2012.738872 [Citations: 44]Plant Genetic Conservation
Whole Plant, Plantlet and DNA Conservation
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.015 [Citations: 0]Plant Genetic Conservation
Introduction
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.003 [Citations: 0]What do complex adaptive systems look like and what are the implications for innovation policy?
Hall, Andy
Clark, Norman
Journal of International Development, Vol. 22 (2010), Iss. 3 P.308
https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1690 [Citations: 77]Learning through social media: a Promethean gift?
Carr, Alexis
Thamizoli, P.
Rengalakshmi, R.
Balasubramanian, K.
CSI Transactions on ICT, Vol. 6 (2018), Iss. 3-4 P.301
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40012-018-0211-2 [Citations: 1]Plant Genetic Conservation
Community-Based Conservation
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.012 [Citations: 0]Proposal of a principle cum scale analytical framework for analyzing agroecological development projects
Kapgen, Diane
Roudart, Laurence
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Vol. 44 (2020), Iss. 7 P.876
https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2020.1724582 [Citations: 8]Social Network Structures among Groundnut Farmers
Thuo, Mary
Bell, Alexandra A.
Bravo-Ureta, Boris E.
Okello, David K.
Okoko, Evelyn Nasambu
Kidula, Nelson L.
Deom, C. Michael
Puppala, Naveen
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 19 (2013), Iss. 4 P.339
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2012.757244 [Citations: 14]Farmer’s perceptions of effectiveness of public agricultural extension services in South Africa: an exploratory analysis of associated factors
Maake, Matome Moshobane Simeon
Antwi, Michael Akwasi
Agriculture & Food Security, Vol. 11 (2022), Iss. 1
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-022-00372-7 [Citations: 9]Farmers and scientists in AR4D: Looking at a watershed management project through an STS lens
Habermann, Birgit
Vogl, Christian R.
Mekonnen, Kindu
Bekele, Kassahun
Felt, Ulrike
NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences, Vol. 93 (2021), Iss. 1 P.126
https://doi.org/10.1080/27685241.2021.1993095 [Citations: 2]Plant Genetic Conservation
Conservation Strategies and Techniques
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.009 [Citations: 0]Does Actor Perspective Matter? A Case Study of Designing Intervention for Small‐Scale Palm Oil Production Enterprises in Kwaebibirem District of Ghana
Osei‐Amponsah, C.
Visser, Leontine
Rural Sociology, Vol. 81 (2016), Iss. 2 P.224
https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12093 [Citations: 5]Privatisation of agricultural advisory services and consequences for the dairy farmers in the Mantaro Valley, Peru
Faure, G.
Huamanyauri, M. K.
Salazar, I.
Gómez, C.
de Nys, E.
Dulcire, M.
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 23 (2017), Iss. 3 P.197
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2017.1320639 [Citations: 8]Including marginalised voices in agricultural development processes using an ethical community engagement framework in West Bengal, India
Carter, L.
Cosijn, M.
Williams, L. J.
Chakraborty, A.
Kar, S.
Sustainability Science, Vol. 17 (2022), Iss. 2 P.485
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01055-1 [Citations: 9]Plant Genetic Conservation
Germplasm Evaluation
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.017 [Citations: 0]Situating Political Agronomy: The Knowledge Politics of Hybrid Rice in India and Uganda
Taylor, Marcus
Bargout, Remy
Bhasme, Suhas
Development and Change, Vol. 52 (2021), Iss. 1 P.168
https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12605 [Citations: 10]Plant Genetic Conservation
Participatory Plant Breeding
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.019 [Citations: 0]Working towards an engagement turn to agricultural research in the Tonle Sap Biosphere, Cambodia
Apgar, J. Marina
Bastakoti, Ram
Hak, Sochanny
Nurick, Robert
Tsatsaros, Julie
Yildiz, Fatih
Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol. 3 (2017), Iss. 1 P.1368108
https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2017.1368108 [Citations: 1]Plant Genetic Conservation
Plant Population Genetics
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.006 [Citations: 0]‘Because of poverty, we had to come together’: collective action for improved food security in rural Kenya and Uganda
Andersson, Elina
Gabrielsson, Sara
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol. 10 (2012), Iss. 3 P.245
https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2012.666029 [Citations: 43]Can agricultural research and extension be used to challenge the processes of exclusion and marginalisation?
Rice, Michelle Jane
Apgar, Jane Marina
Schwarz, Anne-Maree
Saeni, Enly
Teioli, Helen
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 25 (2019), Iss. 1 P.79
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2018.1529606 [Citations: 5]Innovative Soil Fertility Management by Stakeholder Engagement in the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme (Mozambique)†
Sánchez‐Reparaz, Maite
De Vente, Joris
Famba, Sebastião
Rollin, Dominique
Dolinska, Aleksandra
Rougier, Jean‐Emmanuel
Tamele, Higino Fabião
Barberá, Gonzalo G.
Irrigation and Drainage, Vol. 69 (2020), Iss. S1 P.49
https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2054 [Citations: 4]Plant Genetic Conservation
Seed Gene Bank Conservation
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.014 [Citations: 0]Plant Genetic Conservation
Maxted, Nigel
Hunter, Danny
Ortiz Ríos, Rodomiro
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297 [Citations: 25]Participatory trials of on-farm biochar production and use in Tamale, Ghana
Steiner, Christoph
Bellwood-Howard, Imogen
Häring, Volker
Tonkudor, Kwame
Addai, Foster
Atiah, Kofi
Abubakari, Abdul Halim
Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana
Marschner, Bernd
Buerkert, Andreas
Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Vol. 38 (2018), Iss. 1
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-017-0486-y [Citations: 27]Plant Genetic Conservation
Establishing the Social, Political and Ethical Context
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.004 [Citations: 0]A theoretical framework for tracking farmers’ innovations to support farming system design
Salembier, Chloé
Segrestin, Blanche
Weil, Benoît
Jeuffroy, Marie-Hélène
Cadoux, Stéphane
Cros, Claire
Favrelière, Elise
Fontaine, Laurence
Gimaret, Marine
Noilhan, Camille
Petit, Audrey
Petit, Marie-Sophie
Porhiel, Jean-Yves
Sicard, Hélène
Reau, Raymond
Ronceux, Aïcha
Meynard, Jean-Marc
Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Vol. 41 (2021), Iss. 5
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-021-00713-z [Citations: 23]Experiential Science; Towards an Integration of Implicit and Reflected Practitioner-Expert Knowledge in the Scientific Development of Organic Farming
Baars, Ton
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 24 (2011), Iss. 6 P.601
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-010-9281-3 [Citations: 32]Incentives and disincentives for stakeholder involvement in participatory research (PR): lessons from potato-related PR from Bolivia, Ethiopia, Peru and Uganda
Ortiz, Oscar
Orrego, Ricardo
Pradel, Willy
Gildemacher, Peter
Castillo, Renee
Otiniano, Ronald
Gabriel, Julio
Vallejo, Juan
Torres, Omar
Woldegiorgis, Gemebredin
Damene, Belew
Kakuhenzire, Roger
Kasahija, Imelda
Kahiu, Ignatious
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol. 9 (2011), Iss. 4 P.522
https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2011.605640 [Citations: 12]Does beneficiary farmer feedback improve project performance? An impact study of a participatory monitoring intervention in Mindanao, Philippines
Masset, Edoardo
Haddad, Lawrence
(2014) P.1
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2014.959933 [Citations: 1]Plant Genetic Conservation
On-Farm Conservation
2020
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139024297.011 [Citations: 0]New Challenges in Agricultural Advisory Services from a Research Perspective: A Literature Review, Synthesis and Research Agenda
Faure, Guy
Desjeux, Yann
Gasselin, Pierre
The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Vol. 18 (2012), Iss. 5 P.461
https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2012.707063 [Citations: 110]Can innovation empower? Reflections on introducing tubular nets to women seaweed farmers in Zanzibar
Brugere, Cecile
Msuya, Flower E.
Jiddawi, Narriman
Nyonje, Betty
Maly, Ritha
Gender, Technology and Development, Vol. 24 (2020), Iss. 1 P.89
https://doi.org/10.1080/09718524.2019.1695307 [Citations: 31]Politics of Seed in Ethiopia's Agricultural Transformation: Pathways to Seed System Development
Mulesa, Teshome Hunduma
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol. 5 (2021), Iss.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.742001 [Citations: 4]
You might also like:
