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  1. A Coconut Global Research for Development Programme (CGRDP) is being developed at the initiative of three research and development organisations: APCC, BUROTROP, and COGENT. Building on existing partnerships, networks and linkages has been a main asset. By putting their resources together, the…
  2. The justification, aims, activities and expected outputs of the proposed programme on ¿Promoting Local Innovation in Ecological Agriculture and Natural Resource Management¿ (PROLINNOVA) can be found in the short information sheet (Oct. 2001) in the annex to this paper and in the longer concept…
  3. In the context of the Global Soil Fertility Initiative, the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is promoting and supporting African agricultural development using soil fertility improvement as the focal point. The program involves a participatory process that brings farmers, farmers…
  4. Insights on RKS & IP: 1) Innovation is a process of social interaction that generates new knowledge within the actors. 2) Most farmers and communities construct knowledge without interaction with scientists. 3) Scientific innovation systems and institutions have denied farmers pride in their…
  5. Insights on RKS & IP: 1) Innovation is a process of social interaction that generates new knowledge within the actors. 2) Most farmers and communities construct knowledge without interaction with scientists. 3) Scientific innovation systems and institutions have denied farmers pride in their…
  6. ¿The concept paper explains the rational for basing improvements in ecologically-oriented agriculture (EA) and natural resource management (NRM) on local knowledge, experimentation and innovation. It outlines the main types of activities involved in a global programme to promote this approach:…
  7. Draft proposal for discussion within an ¿extended¿ Rambouillet Group
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