Participatory learning, experimentation, action and dissemination (PLEAD). A model for farmer-participatory technology evolution in agriculture

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-115

  Bonny, Binoo P ^a   Prasad, R M ^a   Narayan, Sindhu S ^a   Varughese, Mercy ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Farmer research groups; Participatory technology; PLEAD; Rice production

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744461359     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/0000000054224346     Document Type: Article

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