Farmer
field research:
An
analysis of experiences from Indonesia
Henk
van den Berg, Peter A.C. Ooi, Arief L. Hakim, Hartjahjo
Ariawan and Widyastama Cahyana. October 2001
Farmers
who attend IPM training often become enthusiastic
researchers. This FAO project report, written with the involvement
of Indonesian experts now associated with The Field Alliance, provides a conceptual
framework for Farmer Field Research, and examines five
cases from Indonesia.
Cover
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Farmer
Field Research
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507 kb]
Chapter
1. Introduction
1.1
Traditional generation of knowledge
1.2
Modern agricultural developments
1.3
The need for farmer field research
1.4
Conceptual framework
Chapter
2. Farmer education
2.1
The IPM programme
2.2
The farmer field school
2.3
After the farmer field school
Chapter
3. Five cases of farmer field research
3.1
Case I: A farmer improving his planting method
3.2
Case II: A farmer training activity on field research
3.3
Case III: Farmers learning how to control stemborer in
rice
3.4
Case IV: Farmers addressing multiple problems
3.5
Case V: Farmers adapting an 'external technology'
Chapter
4. Analysis
4.1
Process of field research
4.2
Roles in field research
4.3
Impact of field research
Chapter
5. Supportive research
5.1
Research base
5.2
Responsive research
5.3
Development of training curricula
Chapter
6. Synthesis
6.1
Education
6.2
Ownership
6.3
Impetus
Annex:
Guide on Facilitating Scientific Method
[16
pages, pdf file, 60 kb]
