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Examining Researchers' Attitudes, Barriers, and Opportunities for Participatory Research: The Case of the Riso-Biosystems Project on Organic Rice

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AGRICULTURE-BASEL
卷 11, 期 5, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture11050376

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organic rice; agricultural research; participation; public funding; scientists; monitoring and evaluation

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  1. Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali-MIPAAF) [94667]

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This paper discusses the implementation of a participatory approach in an agricultural research project aimed at transitioning towards organic farming in the Italian rice district. The study explores the relationships between scientists and stakeholders, highlighting the scientists' lack of knowledge and skills, negative attitudes towards participatory research, and their tendency to retain decision-making power. Through in-depth analysis of a case study, the paper emphasizes the importance of researchers and their attitudes in participatory agricultural research.
This paper reports on the conception and implementation of a participatory approach within an agricultural research project aimed at fostering the transition towards organic in the Italian rice district. We investigate the relationships among scientists and stakeholders, exploring researchers' attitudes, barriers, and potential in relation to participatory research. We use participant observation, in-depth interviews, and systematic cataloguing of communication documents, from the beginning to two years into project implementation, for a total period of three years. The results of the analysis show that, despite a high level of authoritative commitment to participation, scientists reveal a scarcity of knowledge and skills, and poor attitudes that come from a negative perception of participatory research. They engage in various forms of collaboration with stakeholders, as long as decision-making remains essentially in their hands. With the deep analysis of a case study, the paper contributes to the ongoing discussion on the quality of participatory agricultural research, in particular, presenting evidence on the key role of researchers and their attitudes. The paper also contributes to the development of a culture of learning by doing, through honest monitoring and evaluation, and the capacity to learn from failure.

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