Action Research on Land Management in the Western Amazon, Peru – A Research Process, Its Outcomes and the Researcher’s Role |
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Authors: | Kristina Marquardt Arévalo Magnus Ljung |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Urban and Rural Development, the Unit of Agroecology, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7005, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden;(2) SLU External Relations – Skara, Box 234, 532 23 Skara, Sweden |
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Abstract: | The article explores the action research process throughout a land management research project, with the ambition to reflect upon action research as a working approach. It is shown how this process is experienced from a researcher’s point of view and it critically analyses its methodology and process, outcome and the role of the action researcher.The learning environment known to farmers and framed by local institutions and practical experimentation, embedded in the local worldview, constituted a necessary starting point for achieving motivation and practical outcomes. Tight feedback loops between practice and reflection enabled joint learning and innovation and rapid implementation of measures suggested by the farmers. The approach could be particularly useful for local NGOs and local universities. |
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Keywords: | Action research Farmer experimentation Land management Amazon |
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