Undertaking research on engaging women and men farmers in participatory research and extension in Myanmar (Farmer Participatory Crop Benchmarking “ FPCB)

The Farmer Participatory Crop Benchmarking (FPCB) study was implemented as an 18-month pilot study in Magwe township in the Central Dry Zone and is the first of its kind in Myanmar. The farmer-participatory benchmarking provided both a methodology for developing scientific understanding on soil and crop management, and for developing a participatory adult-learning approach to extension. The project involved three key stakeholders, farmers, extension workers and research scientists, working together to identify constraints to crop yield and thereby raise productivity.