Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
Department of Agronomy, 2004 Throckmorton Plant Science Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
J Exp Bot. 2020 Jan 7;71(2):480-489. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz360.
Addressing the complex issues related to climate change requires multiple innovative approaches to identify research priorities involving multidisciplinary research teams. Participatory approaches with a variety of perspectives were used to gain insights into critical issues such as defining and understanding sustainable intensification, climate smart agriculture, and soil fertility prioritization in sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis drew on the foundation principles of participatory research and fundamental facilitation skills, while grounded in scientific knowledge and understanding of these complex issues. This approach essentially incorporates the relevant principles of participatory learning and action, primarily designed for development projects, with a new set of players within the research and policy domain. The results of three case studies that utilized participatory techniques with a set of multidisciplinary research teams are presented. The case studies were: (i) Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL) proposal development grounded in country-led and national priorities in Bangladesh, Tanzania, and Cambodia; (ii) climate smart agriculture and sustainable intensification assessment and priority setting in Rwanda; and (iii) soil fertility prioritization in sub-Saharan Africa. We discuss how the future directions of such initiatives were shaped for improved outcomes.
解决与气候变化相关的复杂问题需要采用多种创新方法来确定涉及多学科研究团队的研究重点。采用多种视角的参与式方法，深入了解可持续集约化、气候智能型农业和撒哈拉以南非洲土壤肥力优先排序等关键问题。该分析以参与式研究的基本原则和基本促进技能为基础，同时立足于对这些复杂问题的科学知识和理解。这种方法实质上包含了参与式学习和行动的相关原则，主要针对发展项目，而研究和政策领域中的新一批参与者。介绍了三个利用一组多学科研究团队的参与式技术的案例研究的结果。这些案例研究是：(i)在孟加拉国、坦桑尼亚和柬埔寨，以国家主导和国家优先事项为基础，开展未来粮食安全可持续集约化创新实验室（SIIL）提案制定；(ii)在卢旺达进行气候智能型农业和可持续集约化评估和优先排序；以及(iii)在撒哈拉以南非洲进行土壤肥力优先排序。我们讨论了如何为改善成果塑造此类举措的未来方向。
