Innovating methods of agricultural development research and practice

T. Grady Roberts

doi:10.37433/aad.v5i2.461

Authors

T. Grady Roberts University of Florida, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-7850

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v5i2.461

Keywords:

Sustainable Development Goals, research methods, development practice

Abstract

As we race towards 2030, the target date for achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, it is critical that we examine our approaches to agricultural development research and practice. We should not expect extraordinary results by using the approaches we have always used. Rather, we must innovate. To that end, Advancements in Agricultural Development held a Symposium on Methods of Agricultural Development Research and Practice in October 2023 on the University of Reading campus, co-hosted by the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development. We invited recognized experts from around the world to develop papers focused on innovative methods of agricultural development practice or innovative methods of agricultural development research. We had ten papers presented that were authored by 26 researchers representing 13 universities/research institutes in 6 countries. Sixteen authors attended the symposium to present their papers. A healthy dialogue followed each presentation to help authors refine their papers, resulting in the articles published in this special issue. A summary of each article is provided.

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