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Participatory Agricultural Research: Approaches, Design and Evaluation
Writeshop
Oxford, 12-13 December 2013
PAR Tools Typology
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Clusters 1. ‘learning’ tool - to inform local stakeholders [with information created by researchers] 2. ‘descriptive’ tool - to inform researchers [with information created by stakeholders] 3. ‘engagement’ tools - informs across decision maker/ decision informer [with information CO-created]
Typology Indicators:
1. Output type
2. Output audience
3. Traction (this should be better developed)
Tool Suites Agro-Enterprise Development Process (AEDP) AKT5 Agroecological Knowledge Toolkit Gender Analysis tools
Ranking (Output = Preference or Attribute List that will be in a spreadsheet or text document)
Attribute ranking
Matrix scoring/ranking
Wealth ranking
Various ranking techniques
Ranking exercises
Calendars (Output = Temporal Activities “Map”, may be a chart or some other visualization that doesn’t necessarily look like a western calendar)
Cropping calendar
Daily activity calendar
Historical timelines
Seasonal Calendar
‘Idea’ (conceptual?) map(Output = Drawing, Flow Charts)
Cause-impact maps
Outcome mapping
Spatial map (Outputs = Georeferenced map with various attributes, vector or raster based, can be used in GIS based programs and tools)
Negotiation support tools (Polyscape)
Participatory 3-D Mapping
Orthophoto Mapping
Participatory land use mapping
Participatory mapping
Participatory GIS
Historical mapping
Participatory resource mapping
Tool: land use and landscape diagramming
Transect walks
Média production (Output = Photographs, Videos, could be in digital or paper format for photos)
Digital stories
Participatory photography
Participatory Video
Photo safari
Farmer-to-farmer training videos
Model (Output = spreadsheets, vector or raster representations)
Participatory modelling
Games - spreadsheet/agent based games/games and models
Serious games - physical
Participatory simulation modeling
Wat-A-Game : a generic toolkit for IWRM and role playing games
Participatory simulation & interactive multi-agent systems
2-level processes / games / experiments
General diagnosis (Output = Flow charts, diagrams, mind maps)
Institutional analysis
Governance assessments
Social network analysis (recently) with Gephi
Multi-level / procedural / planning tools (output = action plan)
Just-do-It : procedural design & implementation
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation / Participatory process monitoring
“Pure” facilitation techniques (Output: Text description of process and results, could include formal plan such as an action plan)
Focus group discussion
Facilitation
Mediation
World Cafe
Gender-disaggregated group discussions
Electronic public debate with structured messaging
Peer-Peer Learning (Output: Curriculum, Delivery Mechanism, Agenda Driven, Longitudinal study of behavior change)
Farmer exchange visit (national and international)
Farmer feedback workshops
Farmer Field Schools
Community Biodiversity register
Community seed banks
Diversity fairs
On-farm trials
Participatory farmer experiments
Peer-assist
Traditional Surveys (Spreadsheet, database) Household approaches Household survey with field observation Telephone survey
Values / Visioning
Just-A-Grid : social justice assessment
Prospective workshops
Most Significant Change (MSC) technique
Visioning
“Approaches” = Frameworks for integrating/using tools within participatory intervention?
Companion Modelling
Community level facilitation of innovation,e.g. participatory extension approach
Human Rights Based Approaches - integrating PA
Innovation platforms
Learning alliances/Participatory action research methods
Learning arena to share scientific and local knowledge
(?) Adaptive co- learning
Social learning
Cluster based farmer field school ?
Theory of Change
Nonsense too general stuff?
Land use planning
Participatory Action Research
Participatory research and extension
Multiple partnerships
Observations
PRA techniques (SSI, FGDs, cropping calendars, etc)
Researcher Peer-Peer Learning
CGSpace
Yammer
Dgroups
Stakeholder Classification Tools SLATE: Sustainable Livelihoods Asset Evaluations Land use and livelihood diagrams/system characterisation Approach: farming system and landscape typology
Developmental Evaluation Diversity block EXTRAPOLATE: Policy / entry point screening Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) Innovation platform process monitoring and evaluation using Sub Saharan African Challenge Program Part. Community Analysis Part. Variety Analysis Participatory Assessment of Development (PADev) Participatory Four-cell Analysis for understanding local crop diversity Participatory impact pathway analysis Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) Participatory Irrigation Management participatory Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Innovation Systems Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Participatory scenario development Participatory Technology Development (PTA) Participatory Technology Development (PTD) Participatory value chain development Participatory variety testing Quantified interview analysis using QSR Nvivo R4D platforms Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) Reflexive monitoring and its tools Scenario development Strength-based Approaches Systemic Action Research The Plug-In Principle Trend analysis