Participation and Sustainability: The Case of the Adaptive Research Planning Team in Zambia
The Adaptive Research Planning Team (ARPT) was established to enhance the productionist approach to farming systems research within the Ministry of Agriculture in Zambia. It has moved towards working with farmer research groups in participatory modes, using R/PRA. Also, a continuous institutional self-review process and the incorporation of nutritionists have led ARPT to assume a farmer advocacy role, concerned with the sustainability of production systems, under the heading 'household food security'.