Towards large-scale adoption of no-tillage in Central Mexico : a participatory, multi-institutional approach to technology development and diffusion

Triomphe Bernard, Jourdain Damien, Arreola-Tostado J. Manuel, Escoto Ramirez H.. 2001. Towards large-scale adoption of no-tillage in Central Mexico : a participatory, multi-institutional approach to technology development and diffusion. In : Conservation agriculture, a worldwide challenge : Ist World congress on conservation agriculture. Garcia-Torres Luis (ed.), Benites José (ed.), Martinez-Vilela Armando (ed.). ECAF, FAO. Cordoba : XUL, 17-22. ISBN 84-932237-0-0 Congrès mondial d'agriculture de conservation. 1, Madrid, Espagne, 1 Octobre 2001/5 Octobre 2001.

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Résumé : In Mexico, large-scale adoption of no-tillage has not yet taken place. An innovative approach aimed at facilitating the adoption of no-tillage and other sustainable agricultural practices is being launched in the irrigated part of Guanajuato State in Central Mexico, a region in need of urgent changes if grain production is to remain viable for smallholders. The main features of this approach include giving farmers and their associations a central role in all decision-making, ensuring a tight interaction among farmers, extension agents and researchers in generating and diffusing no-till technologies, using training as a key strategy for creating the willingness and knowledge base necessary to implement changes, and adopting a menu-driven approach to technological change. It also rely on the creation of a large inter-institutional platform to encompass in one single project such diverse activities as applied research, farmers' experimentation, training, technical assistance, and the strengthening of farmers' organizations.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : non-travail du sol, innovation, adoption de l'innovation, prise de décision, formation, diffusion de la recherche, projet de recherche, projet de développement, participation, approche participative

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Mexique

Mots-clés complémentaires : Recherche participative

Classification Agris : F07 - Façons culturales
F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture

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