Participatory Learning and Action 1:
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Issue 1 Contents 1. RRA methods workshop in Thailand 2. Notes of an RRA meeting held in Sussex 3. Pairwise ranking in Ethiopia 4. Direct matrix ranking in Kenya and West Bengal 5. Peasant lore |
RRA Notes 1: General Issue
IIED, June 1988. 19 pp.
Out of print except as part of a complete set of back issues:
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Editorial
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1. RRA methods workshop in Thailand
Jules Pretty
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This article describes a three day workshop held in Korat for 70 staff from government agencies and regional universities. The workshop has been organised by the Northeast Rainfed Agricultural Development Project in Khon Kaen.
2. Notes of an RRA meeting held in Sussex
Robert Chambers
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This is an account of a RRA workshop held at IDS in May 1988. Seventeen people, mainly UK practitioners of RRA, met with three purposes: to take stock of the position with RRA;to share experiences and information; and to identify needs and plan action.
3. Pairwise ranking in Ethiopia
Gordon Conway
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A brief note on a ranking exercise on the virtues and drawbacks of different crops and tree species carried out during an RRA workshop in Wollo Province, Ethiopia.
4. Direct matrix ranking in Kenya and West Bengal
Robert Chambers, Jennifer McCracken
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Describes how to do a 'direct matrix ranking', it shows the method's weaknesses, strengths and potential.
5. Peasant lore
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This short article offers an example of ranking method in Kenya.