Looking for things to tryin PID
Sources of new ideas & knowledge
PID implies openness for multiple sources:
•Research organizations: are we, our organizations, linked well
enough to benefit from this resource?
•Other development organizations: do we exchange and share
enough?
•Farmers,those we work with as well as others elsewhere: are
we alert for innovations from farmers?
The heart of PID is combining views, ideas, from different
sources;
Central issue is making the choice of what to work on, what to
try, transparent.
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Start with looking at farmer
innovations?
•Recognizingfarmers own efforts in innovation;
development changes the way farmer, extension and
research understand and respect each other;
•Creates a positive momentum as it focuses on peoples
capacities and initiatives rather than their problems;
•It thus builds a dynamic of self-confidence rather than
dependency on outsiders for bringing useful new ideas;
•Innovations developed may fit more easily with local
realities;
•At least give space to innovative ideas and suggestions in
activities proposedby us.
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