Guidance on farmer participation in the design, testing and scaling of agricultural innovations

Lukas Pawera, Ravishankar Manickam, C.W. Wangungu, Uon Bonnarith, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Ramasamy Srinivasan · 2024 · Agricultural Systems

Summary. Smallholder farmers in the Global South adopt agricultural innovations at low rates because technologies are often unsuitable and poorly designed for local contexts. This paper develops practical guidance for choosing appropriate levels of farmer participation in innovation design, testing, and scaling. The authors reviewed participatory research literature and analyzed vegetable innovation projects across Asia and Africa, creating a framework that matches farmer participation levels to innovation readiness. They find that participation should increase as innovations mature, and early farmer consultation strengthens locally relevant design.

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@article{pawera-2024-guidance-farmer-participation-design-testing,
  title   = {Guidance on farmer participation in the design, testing and scaling of agricultural innovations},
  author  = {Lukas Pawera and Ravishankar Manickam and C.W. Wangungu and Uon Bonnarith and Pepijn Schreinemachers and Ramasamy Srinivasan},
  journal = {Agricultural Systems},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104006},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104006}
}

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AU  - Uon Bonnarith
AU  - Pepijn Schreinemachers
AU  - Ramasamy Srinivasan
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DOI

10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104006

Countries

Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Kenya, Uganda

Regions

Asia, Africa

Categories

agtech, innovation-networks, policy

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2026-04-28