ABSTRACT
This presents twenty specially commissioned case studies of farmer participatory approaches to agricultural innovation initiated by NGOs in Asia. Beginning with a broad review of institutional activity at the grassroots, the authors set the case material within the context of NGO relations with the State and their contribution to democratisation and the consolidation of rural civil society.
Specific questions are raised: how good/bad are NGOs at promoting technological innovation and addressing constraints to change in present agriculture?; how effective are NGOs at strengthening grassroots organizations? and how do/will donor pressures influence NGOs and their links to the State?
This title is part of a series on Non-Governmental Organizations co-ordinated by the Overseas Development Institute. To complete this comprehensive review and critique there are two other regional case study volumes on Africa and Latin America and an overview volume, Reluctant Partners?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|26 pages
Introduction
part 2|18 pages
The Political Economy of State-NGO Relations
part 3|44 pages
NGO-Government Interaction in Bangladesh
chapter 11|8 pages
The Mennonite Central Committee (Mcc)
chapter 12|4 pages
Friends in Village Development, Bangladesh (FIVDB)
chapter 13|5 pages
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (Brac)
chapter 14|4 pages
Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service – The Treadle Pump
part 4|97 pages
NGO–Government Interaction in India
chapter 17|8 pages
Professional Assistance For Development Action (Pradan)
chapter 20|6 pages
The AGA Khan Rural Support Project (AKRSP)
chapter 21|6 pages
The Aga Khan Rural Support Project (AKRSP)
chapter 22|9 pages
Bharatiya Agro-Industries Foundation (BAIF)
chapter 24|8 pages
Mysore Relief and Development Agency (MYRADA)
chapter 25|9 pages
NGO Links with the Karnataka State Watershed Development Cell
chapter 26|5 pages
Are Ngos More Cost-Effective than Government in Livestock Service Delivery?
part 5|37 pages
NGO-Government Interaction in Nepal
chapter 31|4 pages
Nepal Agroforestry Foundation (NAF)
part 6|45 pages
NGO–Government Interaction in the Philippines
chapter 36|4 pages
The International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
chapter 37|6 pages
MAG-Uugmad Foundation's (MFI) Experience of Upland Technology Development in The Philippines
chapter 39|6 pages
The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau's (ERDB) Integrated Livestock Programme
part 7|27 pages
NGO–Government Interaction in Indonesia and Thailand
chapter 45|9 pages
The Appropriate Technology Association (ATA)
part 8|23 pages
‘Roles' in NGO-Government Relationships
part 9|20 pages
Policy Implications