Co-designing innovative cropping systems that match biophysical and socio-economic diversity: the DATE approach to conservation agriculture in Madagascar, Lao PDR and Cambodia

Husson O., Tran Quoc H., Boulakia S., Chabanne A., Tivet F., Bouzinac S., Lienhard P., Michellon R., Chabierski S., Boyer J., Enjalric F., Rakotondramanana, Moussa N., Jullien F., Balarabe O., Rattanatray B., Castella J.C., Charpentier H., Séguy L.
2015

Rapid changes in agricultural systems call for profound changes in agricultural research and extension practices. The Diagnosis, Design, Assessment, Training and Extension (DATE) approach was developed and applied to co-design Conservation Agriculture-based cropping systems in contrasted situations. DATE is a multi-scale, multi-stakeholder participatory approach that integrates scientific and ...

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