Browsing Miscellaneous themes by Author "Lightfoot, C."
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A new approach for analyzing and comparing coastal resource systems
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleICLARM has recently developed a strategic Plan for International research on living aquatic resources management which identifies tropical coastal resource systems as one of its areas of research emphasis. Details are given ... -
Farmer participatory procedures for managing and monitoring sustainable farming systems
(1993)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper aims to devise a farmer participatory method that not only improves farmer management of natural resources, but also monitors the impact of improvements. This assessment is made in terms of: economic efficiency, ... -
Integrated pest management and aquatic life management: a natural partnership for rice farmers?
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Towards quantification of ecological sustainability in farming systems analysis
(1993)Type: Journal ArticleA tentative list of ecological attributes; diversity, cycling, stability and capacity, is proposed for quantification and ranking of farming systems along a hypothetical scale of increasing ecological sustainability. The ... -
Training resource book for farming systems diagnosis: process documentation of an experiential learning exercise in farming systems diagnosis of the ICAR/IRRI Collaborative Research Project
(1990)Type: BookThis book leads on from agro-ecosystems mapping (TN2 ). The book focuses on farmer participatory tools for researchers, especially on the diagnosis of farming systems problems. -
Training resource book for participatory experimental design: report of a Research Design Workshop on Participatory Design of On-farm Experiments of the ICAR/IRRI Collaborative Rice Research Project
(1991)Type: BookThis book carries on from previous volumes on agro-ecosystem mapping and farming systems diagnosis (see TN2 and TN3). -
Training resource book on a participatory method for modelling bioresource flows
(1991)Type: BriefThis guidebook helps researchers and extensionists learn an easy rapid appraisal technique that enables farmers to draw conceptual models of their farm systems. The drawings help researchers and extensionists to understand ...
