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A Revolution Whose Time Has Come? The Win-Win of Quantitative Participatory Approaches and Methods
Article first published online: 17 NOV 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00181.x
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IDS Bulletin
Special Issue: People-centred M&E: Aligning Incentives So Agriculture Does More to Reduce Hunger
Volume 41, Issue 6, pages 45–55, November 2010
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How to Cite
Chambers, R. (2010), A Revolution Whose Time Has Come? The Win-Win of Quantitative Participatory Approaches and Methods. IDS Bulletin, 41: 45–55. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00181.x
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- Article first published online: 17 NOV 2010
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Abstract
This article explores the potential presented by quantitative participatory methods (QPMs) and approaches for agricultural monitoring and evaluation and impact assessment. Pioneering examples indicate that QPMs can be ‘win-win’, with gains to farmers through their own analysis, action and voice, and to scientists and other non-farming professionals through the accuracy, relevance, scope and timeliness of the information and insights they generate. To realise their potential requires professional, academic, institutional and personal commitment and change.