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Farmers’ problem tree
Participatory Technology Development in Rainfed Rice-based Farming Systems of Eastern India
Conclusion
Participatory on-farm research in difficult environments is a feasible
research management approach.
Based on the FSR approach, all the participating institutions have
developed different technological options to suit farmers’ needs.
Though modest, the technologies, have significantly helped in increasing
on-farm productivity, meeting household needs and generating income.
The Eastern India-FSR project has also, in many ways, contributed to
bringing about attitudinal changes in favour of participatory research
approaches among institutions, such as NDUAT, Faizabad; ARI, Patna;
RKM, Narendrapur; and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR).
The Eastern India-FSR still needs to internalise/institutionalise itself in
the research planning processes.
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