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Participatory Varietal Selection to Multiple Actor Orientation–Case study of groundnut in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh

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Title Participatory Varietal Selection to Multiple Actor Orientation–Case study of groundnut in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
 
Creator Prasad, V L
Bezkorowajnyj, P G
Nigam, S N
Hanson, J
Romney, D
 
Subject Groundnut
 
Description As part of a 3-year project focusing on improving the livelihoods of poor livestock
keepers by improving availability of fodder, testing of new groundnut varieties
incorporated Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA), Focus
Group Discussions (FGDs) and Field Days as platforms of learning. The approaches
were limited in attempting to address the complexity of the groundnut system and
therefore constraints to uptake of improved varieties continued to be elusive. Evolution
of the project approach recognized the potential of multi-stakeholder approaches to take a
broader view of how novelty in a system and innovation occur. Interactions between a
range of actors including traders, oil-seed merchants, private seed companies, etc. were
facilitated and a process of action and reflective learning explored. As a result a new set
of constraints and opportunities were identified that prevented innovation related to the
use of new groundnut varieties. Documentation and analysis of the type and quality of
the linkages between the actors within the system helped to catalogue the process, and the
platform created provided the opportunity to learn from each other. Lessons and
implications are discussed
 
Date 2006
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/3216/1/Participatory.......pdf
Prasad, V L and Bezkorowajnyj, P G and Nigam, S N and Hanson, J and Romney, D (2006) Participatory Varietal Selection to Multiple Actor Orientation–Case study of groundnut in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. In: International Conference on social science perspectives in agricultural Research and development , February 15-18, 2006, New Delhi, India.