PRA Attitudes and Behaviour: Experiences of Farmers Research Project of FARM AFRICA

This paper shares FARM AFRICA- Farmers Research Project 's (FRP) experience in bringing attitudinal and behavioural change among the professionals of the project. The paper asserts that although the focus of PRA training at FRP is on methods, substantial albeit varied changes have been noticed in the attitudes and behaviour of professionals involved with the project. This includes the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture whose attitudes have changed as a result of PRA training and other related activities such workshops, seminars, visits and dissemination. The paper outlines a series of strategies to spread the impact of PRA and to convince senior policy makers about the importance of PRA.