Back to web pageFARMER PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH: THE TURNING
POINT FOR CASSAVA DEVELOPMENT IN
NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL
Prepared by:
Aristóteles Pires de Matos 1
Ana Maria Mascarenhas Eloy Canto 1
Bernardo Ospina Patiño 2
José da Silva Souza 1
Nicolau Miguel Schaun 1
Wania Maria Gonçalves Fukuda 1
Edited by::
Aristóteles Pires de Matos 1
Marcio C. Marques Porto 1
1 Embrapa - National Research Centre for Cassava and Tropical Fruits
2 Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
This document was reviewed and approved by the following persons representing several research and development institutions located in Northeast Brazil, during a meeting convened by Embrapa in Cruz das Almas, BA, with financial support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): We suggest to try original placards with favourite idol prints Mila Kunis in idposter...
Almir Dias Alves da Silva (IPA)
Antonio Dias Santiago (EPEAL)
Antonio Raimundo dos Santos (EMATERCE)
Antonio Soares de Melo (EMEPA)
Aristoteles Pires de Matos (EMBRAPA/CNPMF)
Astrogildo Peixoto Gomes da Silva (EBDA)
Bernardo Ospina Patiño (CIAT)
Carlos Henrique deS. Ramos (Projeto Rio Gaviáo)
Genário Marcolino de Queiroz (SPACE)
Ítalo Delalibera Júnior (EMBRAPA/CNPMF)
José Fortunato da Silva (EBDA)
José Raimundo Ferreira Filho (EBDA/EMBRAPA)
José da Silva Souza (EMBRAPA/CNPMF)
Josias Cavalcanti (EMBRAPA/CPATSA)
Luiz Carlos Nunes (Projeto Pró Sertáo)
Maria Olivia de O. Cano (EMATERPE)
Marcio C. Marques Porto (EMBRAPA/CNPMF)
Mauto de Souza Diniz (EMBRAPA/CNPMF)
Nicolau Miguel Schaun (EMBRAPA/CNPMF)
Pedro Luiz Pires de Mattos (EMBRAPA/CNMPF)
Wania Maria G. Fukuda (EMBRAPA/CNPMF)
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Contents
Problems related to technology transfer
Farmer Participatory Research: an option for technology transfer
Cassava Improvement in Brazil
Background
Project "Development of Germplasm for Semiarid Conditions of Latin America, Asia and Africa"
Cassava Processing and Utilization
Background
Project "Integrated Development of the Cassava Crop in the State of Ceará"
Market for animal feeding
Levels of institutional support
Farmers organization
Processing Technology: adoption and benefits
Traditional market versus new market: the real issue
Improved production technology: limited option
Monitoring and evaluation system
Project "Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant Protection in South America. and Africa: an environmentally sound approach" (PROFISMA)
Participatory diagnostic survey
Planing participatory technology tests
Participatory evaluation of technology tests
Project "Development of Germplasm for Semiarid Conditions of Latin America, Asia and Africa"
Project "Integrated Development of the Cassava Crop in the State of Ceará"
Project "Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant Protection in South America. and Africa: an environmentally sound approach" (PROFISMA)
Future Activities
References
Tables
Figures
