Participatory Learning And Action Research For Livestock Management

Abstract

Following a request from researchers in the Range and Arid Lands programme a training workshop on PLAR for Livestock farm management was held at Kiboko Research Centre from 31 July to 4 August 2000. Researchers, extension staff and farmers from Kiboko and Marsabit attended the workshop with a total of20 participants. The objectives of the workshop were to train participants to develop PLAR skills to work with a community-based approach; strengthen research/extension/farmers linkages and promote collaborative learning.