Tools
Books, guides and manuals
This section gives an overview of the many methods available. Our objective is not to show which one is best, nor to qualify them in any way. This section does not include a theoretical analysis, nor looks in detail at the subtle differences that come with a name. Rather, it is meant to help readers look at the common elements, so that they select the one which is best suited to their context and situation, or combine elements from different approaches, and with it start a documentation process.
Online resources
Many different organisations are currently promoting the documentation of field-based cases and experiences. These efforts, taking place all over the world, are all based on different methods or approaches, showing that there is not one way of documenting, but many. Who is doing what? And what are the results they are achieving? This section provides links to a series of websites, all of which describe and analyse what this organisations are doing.
Case studies
The lessons which are presented in the other pages of this site come from the many different efforts being carried out to document the work of farmers, extension agents, researchers, or practitioners in general. This section includes a short summary of each of these cases.
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