Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

Author(s)
Franzel, Steven
Cooper, Peter
Denning, Glenn
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2001-08-01
Subject
Food and livelihoods
Approach and methodology
Keywords
Agriculture
Development methods

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130493
DOI
10.1080/09614520120066792
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. An overarching problem is the paucity of research on scaling up. Careful assessments of the relative costs and benefits and the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies can greatly strengthen the effectiveness of efforts to scale up.
Pages
11
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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