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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"participatory rural appraisal"”.
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Participatory rural appraisal approaches, to improve public participation in South African EIA
… to facilitate and mandate their participation. Rural Appraisals like Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), which originated in Africa and Asia, have been used in other research fields outside Environmental Management to reach the lower-class citizens. The aim of this research was to investigate …
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The use and valuation of natural fuelwood resources in Paulshoek, Namaqualand and the ecological impacts on rangeland dynamics
This study was undertaken in Paulshoek, a rural village in Namaqualand, to identify how important natural fuelwood resources are for the daily survival of the inhabitants. Household interviews, household surveys and PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) exercises were used to identify the plant …
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Capacity building to farmers for maximizing agricultural output; a case study of Elakunoto Group at Mlangarini Ward in Arumeru District
… was administered to 50 respondents, and Participatory Rural Appraisal methods were used to identify felt needs and rank the constraints and recommendations from the community. The CNA revealed that, the biggest problem within the ability of farmers was lack of knowledge on the …
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Assessing the beekeeping activities as a source of income and environmental conservation: A case of Aghondi Village, Manyoni district, Singida region, Tanzania
… both qualitative and quantitative together with Participatory Rural Appraisal research methodology, data collection tools such as interviews, observations, and focus group discussion were employed, that lead to prioritization and identification of the core problem. The project implementation was …
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Women Empowerment through Better Rearing of Goats: Case of Mwaumma Group in Bukoba District
The overall purpose of the participatory assessment at Kanyangereko ward community assessment was to identify the core problems facing the milk goat group, which deals with income generating project of milk goat, to understand them so as to come up with a project what will help to improve or solve …
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The Impact of Population increase around Lake Babati
… the questionnaire to a sample of 100 households. Participatory rural appraisal techniques, participant observation and checklist were employed in data collection. The land use types and land use changes was examined through analysis of satellite imageries. This was attained by making use of …
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Training on leafy vegetables processing by solar drying. A case study of Nzasa Women Food Processors group of Charambe Ward Temeke Municipality Dar es salaam Tanzania
… research methods and techniques including Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methodology with various research tools such as conducting interviews with key informants, organizing Focused Group Discussion (FGD), observation, questionnaires and interviews in data collection, secondary data …
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Experience and perceptions of climate change-related hazards, and the dynamics of technology-based adaptations in water use in Bangladesh: the case of Satkhira communities
… Upazila of Satkhira District by using two participatory rural appraisal tools: key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Additionally, quantitative data were also collected via a household survey. Findings revealed that cyclones, floods, salinity intrusion, and waterlogging were …
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Healing the land : monitoring transformation and agricultural sustainability on a Western Cape land reform project
This thesis examines the viability of participatory monitoring in instituting a sustainable agriculture-based land reform programme in South Africa. The legacies of colonial and apartheid-era racial injustices have severely constrained access to land for agricultural production. Moreover, the …
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An investigation of factors impacting on facilitator's implementation of a participatory development programme in Orange Farm, South Africa
… affected the implementation of a particular participatory development programme. As such, it is a case study of the Vukani group: a group of facilitators who implemented the participatory development programme of REFLECT in their area of Orange Farm, Johannesburg. The four factors guiding my …
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The role of rural women in sustaining small-scale community development, problems and successes: a case study of KwaNdaya Umbumbulu KwaZulu Natal
… of this study was to examine the role played by rural women in development. KwaNdaya case study will be used to show their role. History has shown that rural community development programs in the past have been based on a variety of policy approaches, but many have not addressed women's roles as …
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Conversations with Farmers: Agri-cultural practice change and the 'eco-innovator'
… and agriculturalists alike. This research, via a participatory rural appraisal and a micro-ethnographic study, identified then (re)defined peer and self-acknowledged ‘eco-innovators’ who were practicing successful, regenerative and adaptive farming techniques in NSW. Eco-innovators in this …
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An evaluation of the community conservation service at Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks in Tanzania
… The primary data was collected through Participatory Rural Appraisal techniques including focus group discussions with stakeholders in the vicinity of National Parks where 44 groups (park staff, farmers, village officials, natural resources committees, pastoralists and women) each …
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Socio-historical research and land tenure in South Africa: a case study of land tenure rights on the Northern Cape farm of Melkkraal
… hold, use and transact rights in land. While participatory action research was the overall research paradigm, the particular research technique used for the Melkkraal case study was participatory rural appraisal (PRA). PRA is an action research tool or technique that involves community members …