Abstract
Farmer participatory approaches were used to identify problems and needs as perceived by local people and to develop strategies to achieve fodder security in south Indian villages. Indigenous knowledge systems as they relate to agroforestry were explored. The farmer participatory approaches have laid the foundations for selecting appropriate agroforestry technologies and developing suitable fodder security policy options. Potential benefits and risks as a result of implementing agroforestry projects were also discussed.
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Dr. B. Rajasekaran is Information Scientist for Agriculture in the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Saginaw, Michigan. He also coordinates CIESIN Human Dimensions Kiosk, an electronic forum to facilitate information sharing on the human dimensions of global environmental change. Dr. Rajasekaran has conducted a number of research projects on indigenous knowledge as it relates to agriculture, food security, and natural resource management.
Dr. D. Michael. Warren is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development (CIKARD) at Iowa State University. He has been involved in numerous international development assignments in agriculture and rural development for a variety of international development agencies.
Dr. S. C. Babu is Senior Research Fellow and Head, Training and Capacity Building Unit at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC.
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Rajasekaran, B., Warren, D.M. & Babu, S.C. Farmer participatory approaches to achieve fodder security in south Indian villages. Agric Hum Values 11, 159–167 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01530457
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