Seeking Innovation in the Gambia: An Opportunist Approach to Change
It is widely recognised that farmers, like agricultural research scientists, are experimenters. Yet in general farmers' research has been ignored by the scientific community. This study was carried out by researchers at the International Typanotolerance Centre (ITC), to investigate local livestock-related innovations in two sites in the Gambia. Semi-structured interviews were used to elicit a range of information regarding livestock management.