Implementation of a participatory approach to the definition and evaluation of an innovative project goals in local agriculture

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Lydia Angarica González Camacho

Abstract

The Spread of Participatory Plant Breeding
project in Cuba (Phase II). Program to strengthen local
agricultural innovation (2007-2010), the systematic monitoring
equipment and systematization developed along the executors
in local Agricultural Innovation Centers (CLIA) and the national
platform a methodology for participatory monitoring and
evaluation as a tool planning, self-monitoring, impact
assessment and external evaluation in agricultural innovation
processes. The basis for this effort was the definition and
participatory assessment carried out in each CLIA goals to
achieve the expected results. CLIA in Pinar del Río province
this procedure allowed us to examine local issues from the
perspectives of those involved, realize their aspirations and
managing innovation processes, facilitate the participation of
women and men identifying areas of concern and promote
relations between actors recognize their inner potential in the
design of strategies for agricultural development in the locality.
The results show the ability of CLIA to define your goals and
prioritize in the short, medium and long term, also confirming
that the incorporation of this procedure in the practical project,
allows to know the perceptions of the diversity of actors that
make up the local areas, identify potential partnerships and
harmonize interests and expected results in the development
strategies with a gender perspective.

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González Camacho, L. A. (2012). Implementation of a participatory approach to the definition and evaluation of an innovative project goals in local agriculture. Cultivos Tropicales, 34(1), 33–40. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/228
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