Beyond Farmer First

Abstract

Part 1 Theoretical reflections on knowledge, power and practice: introduction knowledge, power and agriculture - towards a theoretical understanding, I. Scoones and J. Thompson knowledge, consciousness and prejudice - adaptive agricultural research in Zambia, M. Drinkwater interweaving of knowledge and power in development interfaces, N. Long and M. Villareal indigenous management and management of indigenous knowledge, D. Marsden the technicians only believe in science and cannot read sky - cultural dimension of knowledge conflict in Andes, M.A. Salas trees, people and communities in Zimbabwe's communal lands, F. Matose and B. Mukamuri declarations of difference, J. Fairhead and M. Leach indigenous soil characterization in Northern Zambia, P. Sikana agricultural discourses - farmer experimentation and agricultural extension in Rwanda, J. Pottier composing rural livelihoods - from farming systems to food systems, A.J. Bebbington. Part 2 Methodological innovations, applications and challenges: introduction acknowledging process - challenges for agricultural research and extension methodology, A. Cornwall et al participatory watershed management in India - experience of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, P. Shah challenges in collection and use of information on livelihood strategies and natural resource management, K. Schoonmaker Freudenberger developing interaction and understanding - RRA and farmer research groups in Zambia, M. Drinkwater quality control, method transfer and training, J. Jiggins ethics of documenting rural people's knowledge - investigating milk marketing among Fulani women in Nigeria, A. Waters-Bayer stimulating farmer experiments in non-chemical pest control in Central America, J. Bentley encouraging knowledge exchange - integrated pest management in Indonesia, Y. Winarto learning by improvization - farmers' experimentation in Mali, A. Stolzenbach experimenting farmers in Northern Ghana, D. Millar local knowledge formation and validation - case of rice production in Central Sierra Leone, P. Richards participatory methods and political processes - linking grassroots actions and policy-making for sustainable development in Latin America, L.A. Thrupp et al. Part 3 Transforming institutions and changing policies: introduction tiwards a learning paradigm - new professionalism and institutions for agriculture, J.N. Pretty and R. Chambers from research to innovation - getting most from interaction with NGOs, J. Farrington and A.J. Bebbington. (Part contents).