TY  - BOOK
AU  - Naika, K. Venkataranga
AU  - Siddaramaiah, B. S.
TI  - Designs of participatory extension approaches in India
SN  - 8183210791
U1  - 361.25 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Udaipur
PB  - Agrotech Publishing Academy
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N1  - Content Foreword  3 Preface  4 About the Book  6 About the Authors  7 Abbreviations Used  8 I.INTRODUCTION  13 The concept of participation  14 Typology of participation  16 Why the shift towards people's participation  18 Assumptions of participatory approach  1-9 Purpose of participatory approaches  19 Common participatory extension approaches  20 II.  PARTICIPATORY EXTENSION APPROACHES  21 Rapid Rural Appraisal and Participatory Rural Appraisal 21 Prelude  21 PRA definition  22 Steps involved  23 PRA advantages and criticisms  23 PRA techniques  25 Empirical evidences  28 Illustration of a case on PRA  29 III. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECT  39 Prelude  39 Methodology Empirical evidences Farming situation based extension approach Rationale Empirical evidences Assessment of Technological gap Illustration of a case on NARP IV. PARTICIPATORY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Prelude The process and steps in PTD Problem diagnosis Experimentation Evaluation Some PTD projects and their locations Types of farm trails Empirical evidences Illustration of a Case on PTD V.  PARTICIPATORY CROP IMPROVEMENT APPROACH Prelude Participatory Research Some Important Features Participatory Varietal selection Participatory Plant Breeding Tools used in PVS and PPB PVS and PPB compared Limitations of Participatory Research Comparison of participatory and conventional breeding Case studies VI. FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION77 Prelude  77 Historical origin  77 Theories and principles  78 Historical timeline in India and abroad  79 Illustration of a case on FSR/E  82 VII. PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES FOR CPRs MANAGEMENT  87 Prelude  87 Watershecapproach  87 Methodology  88 Impact  89 Participatory Integrated Development of Watersheds  93 Methodology  94 Illustration of a case  95 VIII. PARTICIPATORY APPROACH IN FOREST MANAGEMENT  97 Prelude  97 Global Forest Cover  97 Joint Forest Management in India  98 The Assumption and origin  100 Working Pattern  101 Tree Growers Cooperative societies in Karnataka  104 Methodology  107 Common property/Hill Resources Management  106 Hill resource management society  107 CPRS management through tree growers society  108 Case Studies - JFM in India  109 Gender equity and JFM  110 Forest Management Polices of Internationa! Lending Agencies - World Bank, USAID, Asian Development Bank  115 IX. Epilogue: lessons learnt  118 REFERENCES  122 Subject Index  127
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