Stakeholder participation in agricultural research projects: a conceptual framework for reflection and decision-making |
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| Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Andreas?NeefEmail author Dieter?Neubert |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan;(2) Department of Development Sociology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Recent discourse in the field of participatory agricultural research has focused on how to blend various forms and intensities
of stakeholder participation with quality agricultural science, moving beyond the simple “farmer-first” ideology of the 1980s
and early 1990s. Yet, most existing frameworks of participation in agricultural research still adhere to a linear typology
of participatory research with an inherent claim of “the more participation, the better.” In this article, we propose a new
framework that looks at participatory research elements along different dimensions and attributes and thus takes into account
the diversity and dynamics of agricultural research projects. The framework provides a basis for agricultural researchers
engaged in participatory processes with local stakeholders to decide for which issues and in which phases certain participatory
elements could be used in a specific research context. Rather than aiming at maximizing the adoption of participatory methods,
it can thus become a tool for optimizing the use of participatory approaches in agricultural research. We conclude that this
framework can be a starting point for a more thoughtful integration of participatory elements in agricultural research projects
that does justice to the multidimensional and dynamic nature of stakeholder participation in varying contexts. |
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