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Farming Systems Research in Remote Areas in Nepal: The Need for a New Approach to On-farm Research and Extension

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

David Gibbon  and
Michael Schultz
David Gibbon
Affiliation:
Pakhribas Agricultural Centre, PO Box 106, Kathmandu, Nepal
Michael Schultz
Affiliation:
Pakhribas Agricultural Centre, PO Box 106, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Summary

On-farm research in remote areas demands methods that keep down costs and reduce the need for subsequent research and extension inputs and yet that still produce useful and sustainable recommendations. An important part of the process is to identify existing resource user groups and use them, rather than individual farmers, as a starting point for on-farm research. This approach is discussed in the context of farming systems research in the eastern hills of Nepal.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , April 1992 , pp. 203 - 209
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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