This book is a rich source of case studies and analyses of how agricultural research and development policy can be changed it presents evidence of the resilience and resolution of rural communities in africa and will be an inspiration for development workers researchers and policy makers as well as for students and teachers of agriculture environment and sustainable development. Farmer innovation in africa a source of inspiration for agricultural development reij chris waters bayer a waters bayer ann isbn 9781853838163 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Farmer innovation in africa a source of inspiration for agricultural development date 2001 author reij c waters bayer a metadata show full item record abstract this book describes innovations in african agriculture that were pioneer not by researchers or scientists but the farmers themselves these innovations are often overlooked and this book was written to bring the light these . This book describes a wide range of innovations by farmers in africa in order to improve their practices of managing land and water resources and overcome the immediate difficulties they were facing sections look at case studies of the farmer innovation approach and examples of innovators building partnerships for innovation in land husbandry the process evidence and analysis of farmer. Farmer innovation in africa a source of inspiration for agricultural development the iswc indigenous soil and water conservation and pfi promoting farmer innovation in rainfed agriculture programmes identified almost 1000 farmer innovators in africa and carried out participatory research to improve the innovations still further