A conceptual framework for the contextualization of crop model applications and outputs in participatory research

IF 6.7 1区 农林科学 Q1 AGRONOMY
Timothée Cheriere, Katrien Descheemaeker, Gatien N. Falconnier, Aminata Ganeme, Juliette Lairez, Hamado Sawadogo, Myriam Adam
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Contextualization of generic scientific knowledge to context-specific farmer knowledge is a necessary step in farmers’ innovation process, and it can be achieved using crop and farm models. This work explores the possibility to simulate a large number of scenarios based on farmers’ descriptions of their environment and practices in order to contextualize the discussion for each participating farmer. It presents a novel framework consisting of six actions divided in three phases, namely, phase I—reaching out to the farmers’ world: (i) project initialization; (ii) determination of the agronomical question anchored in farmers’ context; (iii) characterization of the environment, the management options, and the indicators to describe the system under consideration; phase II—within researchers’ world: (iv) crop model parametrization; (v) translation of model outputs into farmer-proposed indicators; and phase III—back to farmers’ world: (vi) exploration of contextualized management options with farmers. Two communication tools are created during the process, one containing the results of simulations to feed the discussions and a second one to create a record of it. The usefulness of the framework is exemplified with the exploration of soil fertility management with manure and compost applications for sorghum production in the smallholder context of Sudano-Sahelian Burkina Faso. The application of the framework with 15 farmers provided evidence of farmers’ and agronomists’ understanding of options to improve cropping system performance with better organic amendment management. This approach allowed farmers to identify and relate to the scenarios simulated, but highlighted interrogations on how to adapt the crop model outputs to particular situations. Though applied on issues related to tactical change at field level, the framework offers the opportunity to explore broader issues with farmers, such as farm reconfiguration.

参与性研究中作物模型应用和产出情境化的概念框架
将一般科学知识情境化为情境化的农民知识是农民创新过程中的必要步骤,这可以通过作物和农场模型来实现。这项工作探索了基于农民对其环境和实践的描述来模拟大量场景的可能性,以便将每个参与农民的讨论置于背景中。它提出了一个由六个行动组成的新框架,分为三个阶段,即阶段一:向农民世界伸出援助之手;(ii)确定以农民为背景的农学问题;(iii)环境特征、管理方案和描述所考虑的系统的指标;第二阶段——在研究者的世界里:(iv)作物模型参数化;将模式产出转化为农民提出的指标;第三阶段——回到农民的世界:(vi)与农民一起探索情境化管理方案。在此过程中创建了两个通信工具,一个包含模拟结果以供讨论,另一个包含模拟结果以创建讨论记录。在苏丹-萨赫勒布基纳法索的小农环境中,利用肥料和堆肥对高粱生产进行土壤肥力管理的探索证明了该框架的有效性。该框架在15名农民中的应用证明了农民和农学家对通过更好的有机改良管理来改善种植系统性能的选择的理解。这种方法使农民能够识别并与模拟的情景联系起来,但突出了如何使作物模型输出适应特定情况的问题。尽管该框架适用于与田间战术变化相关的问题,但它为与农民探讨更广泛的问题(如农场重组)提供了机会。
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Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Agronomy for Sustainable Development 农林科学-农艺学
CiteScore
10.70
自引率
8.20%
发文量
108
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: Agronomy for Sustainable Development (ASD) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of international scope, dedicated to publishing original research articles, review articles, and meta-analyses aimed at improving sustainability in agricultural and food systems. The journal serves as a bridge between agronomy, cropping, and farming system research and various other disciplines including ecology, genetics, economics, and social sciences. ASD encourages studies in agroecology, participatory research, and interdisciplinary approaches, with a focus on systems thinking applied at different scales from field to global levels. Research articles published in ASD should present significant scientific advancements compared to existing knowledge, within an international context. Review articles should critically evaluate emerging topics, and opinion papers may also be submitted as reviews. Meta-analysis articles should provide clear contributions to resolving widely debated scientific questions.
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