The Innovation Tree: a new PRA tool to reveal the innovation adoption and diffusion process (PLA 45)

Introducing a new tool in Participatory Rural Appraisal, the Innovation Tree aims to help people visualise how new technologies and ideas are passed through a community. Drawing on experiences from Bangladesh, the authors show how both researchers and participants can use it to understand the knowledge sharing process.

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