The challenge for participatory research is now to expand into a broader administrative and policy context. Therefore, in the Compas programme, the focus will be on 'subcentrals', villages grouped into administrative units. This article shares some initial findings and learning experiences gathered over the years. Farming with intuition Joke de Jonge, The Netherlands Farmers in the Netherlands produce under the constant pressure of having to repay investments for high input agriculture. The vast majority are conventional farmers who work with chemical fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides.
Some organic farmers are specially interested in the spiritual side of their work.
This article describes how training can help them. Culture and agro-ecology in tribal areas K.J.N. Gowtham Shankar, India Integrated Development through Environmental Awakening or IDEA has considerable experience of working in the tribal areas in India. Its focus is sustainable environmental management amongst tribal populations. IDEA has made a comprehensive study of the belief systems of tribal populations, the relationship between man and nature and the role of traditional institutions. Based on the insights gained from this study environmental protection and development groups were formed.