ABSTRACT
Before the ISWC 2 programme began, a project supported by FARM-Africa in Tigray had gained experience in facilitating research by resource-poor farmers. The lessons learnt by this project made an important contribution to ISWC-Ethiopia. Above all, the farmer researchers, who could show and explain to others their experiments and results, helped to convince scientists and policymakers in Ethiopia of the potentials of a PTD approach to agricultural improvement.
