This report by The International Rice Research Institute compares the experiences of farmers trying out new rice-growing technologies in five places where rice has not historically thrived. Zolvinsky employed “farmer-participatory” that seek to integrate farmers’ knowledge, experiences and perspectives in agricultural research. Even if technology reform is proven successful biologically, farmers may not adopt it because of social factors such as land tenure, poor infrastructure, lack of access to capital or just because they evaluate the usefulness of a technology differently than professional biologists or agronomists, the report said.

A copy of the report can be accessed at this link