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Survey research
A farmer being interviewed for a survey, West Java, Indonesia Limitations of the survey approach ‘But questionnaire surveys often take more time and resources than estimated, enslave researchers, and...
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Beyond needs assessment: Scoping study
To get a bigger research proposal funded, many donors now require a thorough pre-project preliminary study. This used to be called rapid rural appraisal or participatory rural appraisal (PRA) where a...
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Problem analysis: Historical profiles
In a seminar yesterday, a thesis student presented a pure narrative about corn farmers’ decision-making process about seasonal climate forecast. He also flashed on the screen a theoretical decision...
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Problem identification and diagnosis
Field projects in resource management often succeed when key stakeholders – farmers, policymakers, extension specialists, agriculture officials, crop scientists, NGOs, national and international...
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How to develop an FGD guide
FGD with extension officials in Long Dinh, Vietnam The success of an FGD often rests on the set of themes and questions about the main topic that one has prepared in advance . It is called the FGD...
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