Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: C24487
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Retrieved July 5, 2006, Conference sponsored by the International Association for Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 21-26, 2006. Via Livelihoods Connect. 12 pages., Conference theme: "Managing agricultural information for sustainable food security and improved livelihoods in Africa."
Retrieved June 28, 2006, Cautions about this term. "Behind the attractive epithet of 'participation' usually lurks the all-too-familiar patterns of dominance and control shaped by the mantras of 'modern' and 'progressive'."
"The participatory crop research in Oaxaca was successful in terms of its functional and empowering purposes. -- [It] "also demonstrated that while participatory research benefited scientists, only a relatively small number of farmers actually benefited directly."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: C25051
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From www.American.com via FoodSafetyNetwork. 2 pages., Criticizes the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology for a pervasive pro-regulation bias, ignoring essential context and promoting the impression of genuine controversy where none exists.