Working Paper

Institutional innovations in national agricultural research: on-farm research within IDIAP (Instituto de Investigacion Agropecuaria de Panama), Panama

Abstract

This paper describes recent IDIAP experiences in implementing on-farm research methodologies. This first project, developed with CIMMYT's cooperation, is described in detail, with emphasis on links between diagnostic/experimental strategy and trial management and on program adjustments, cycle by cycle, as experimental results are fully analized. The institutionalization of on-farm research within IDIAP and the issues presently confronted in this area are also covered