Rapid rural appraisal, participatory rural appraisal and aquaculture.

Philip Townsley

Rapid rural appraisal, participatory rural appraisal and aquaculture.

Year of publication 1996

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 109

Author Philip Townsley

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9251038716

Series title FAO Fisheries Technical Paper

Series number 0429-9345 - T358

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This document is intended for aquaculture development specialists, aquaculture project managers, and officials and specialists involved in the planning and management of aquaculture activities. It is intended to provide an introduction to Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) for people working in these fields. The principal components of these two approaches to information collection and planning are described along with the various tools used with a case study to illustrate their use and some of the issues they raise. Possible applications of the approaches for those involved in aquaculture development are given and an outline provided of the sorts of planning and institutional context where they can best be applied. The problems and shortcomings of the approaches are also discussed and guidelines given for the use of alternative approaches to information gathering and planning.

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Townsley, P.Rapid rural appraisal, participatory rural appraisal and aquaculture.FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 358. Rome, FAO. 1996. 109p.

Language English

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