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An analysis of a cassava integrated research and development approach: has it really contributed to poverty alleviation? [Pub: 01-01-2000]
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Gottret, María Verónica Melanie, R |
| Spatial Coverage | Colombia [CO] |
| Description | In 1981, the Integrated Cassava Research and Development (ICRD) Project was implemented as an integrated set of institutional, organizational, and technological interventions designed to link small-scale cassava farmers to expanding markets. The Project?s objective was to develop both technology and market opportunities for cassava producers in the northern Colombia, targeting especially small farm owners and landless farmers. The paper assesses the Project?s impact on participating communities in terms of poverty alleviation, and identifies the avenues by which the Project was able to bring these positive changes. The ICRD Project showed that agricultural research can contribute tangibly to poverty alleviation, but with the following conditions that (1) market and post harvest research and development are integrated with production technology research agenda; (2) interinstitutional partnerships are developed, whereby different institutions with their own expertise, comparative advantages, and mandates collaborate to respond to the demands of local community organizations and individuals; and (3) existing social and human capital is used to create intimate networking among institutions, local social organizations, and individuals. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/1e98be38-8b57-4a78-aed6-456653746186 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Proyecto Desarrollo Agroempresas Rurales |
| Publisher Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Manihot Esculenta Poverty Development Projects Small Farms Development Aid Technological Changes Market Research Innovation Adoption Agroindustrial Sector Appropriate Technology Pobreza Proyectos De Desarrollo Explotación En Pequeña Escala Ayuda Al Desarrollo Cambio Tecnológico Investigación De Mercados Adopción De Innovaciones Sector Agroindustrial Tecnología Apropiada Cassava Policy Participatory Research Livelihoods |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
