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020			_a978-90-481-2541-8
020			_a978-90-481-2543-2 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2543-2_116
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100	1		_9943 _aMisiko, M.T.
245	1	0	_aCounting eggs? Smallholder experiments and tryouts as success indicators of adoption of soil fertility technologies
260			_aDordrecht (Netherlands) : _bSpringer, _c2011.
520			_aThe aim of this chapter is to analyse how successfully smallholders test–apply new soil fertility concepts and to understand the diverse adaptive strategies they rely on. Through in-depth interviews and participant observation in western Kenya, we analysed success stories in the form of use-as-you-learn applications, i.e. “experiments”, following a participatory research initiative. The nature and prevalence of smallholder use-as-you-learn “experiments”, referred to here as tryouts, is a useful indicator of future application of research concepts and technologies, whether they can be gainful and sustainable. Smallholder experimentation can work best when integrated into research agendas or in cases when researchers dedicate themselves to participatory research full-time and long enough. This chapter concludes that co-research initiatives are crucial for successful soil fertility research and also shows that the hunt for signs of success of research among smallholders is a crucial beginning point for any scaling-out initiative.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_2AGROVOC _94423 _aInnovation
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91952 _aSoil fertility
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91268 _aSoil management
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91763 _aSmallholders
650		7	_2AGROVOC _99209 _aParticipatory research
700	1		_9338 _aTittonell, P.
773	0		_dDordrecht (Netherlands) : Springer, 2011. _gp. 1137-1144 _tInnovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa _z978-90-481-2541-8 _z978-90-481-2543-2 (Online)
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