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Managing applied research: experiences from a post-harvest pest control project in Ghana.

Compton, J.;

Network Paper - Agricultural Administration (Research and Extension) Network Year: 1997 Issue: No. 74 Pages: 1-17

1997

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Managing applied research: experiences from a post-harvest pest control project in Ghana.

Some suggestions are made about improving the management of applied agricultural research projects in order to improve the speed and quality of benefits to farmers. Factors influencing research success are described under four headings: choice of objectives and approach to work; choice of research methods; project organization and management; and liaison with other organizations. Examples are given from the experience of the Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture/UK Overseas Development Administration Larger Grain Borer project. Research methods integral to the approach included: a participatory research extension cycle; the framing of research questions to obtain critical data; rapid survey methods; and rapid proxy methods. Where a farmer participatory approach is adopted, this should be an integral part of all project work.