Chapter 9
Participatory Approaches to Research and
Development in the Southeast Asian Uplands:
Potential and Challenges
Andreas Neef, Benchaphun Ekasingh, Rupert Friederichsen, Nicolas Becu,
Melvin Lippe, Chapika Sangkapitux, Oliver Fro ¨r, Varaporn Punyawadee,
Iven Schad, Pakakrong M. Williams, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Dieter Neubert,
Franz Heidhues, Georg Cadisch, Nguyen The Dang, Phrek Gypmantasiri,
and Volker Hoffmann
A. Neef (*)
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
e-mail: neef.andreas.4n@kyoto-u.ac.jp
B. Ekasingh
Department of Agricultural Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
R. Friederichsen
CSIV International, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
N. Becu
CNRS – UMR ProdiG, Montpellier, France
M. Lippe • G. Cadisch
Department of Plant Production in the Tropics and Subtropics (380a), University of Hohenheim,
Stuttgart, Germany
C. Sangkapitux
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
O. Fro ¨r
Institute for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Economics, Universita ¨t Koblenz-Landau,
Koblenz-Landau, Germany
V. Punyawadee
Faculty of Economics, Mae Jo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
I. Schad • P.M. Williams • V. Hoffmann
Department of Agricultural Communication and Extension (430a), University of Hohenheim,
Stuttgart, Germany
P. Schreinemachers • F. Heidhues
Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (490),
University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
D. Neubert
Department of Development Sociology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
N. The Dang
Department of Soil Science, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Thai Nguyen,
Vietnam
H.L. Fro ¨hlich et al. (eds.), Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast
Asia: Innovations and Policies for Mountainous Areas, Springer Environmental
Science and Engineering, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-33377-4_9,
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Participatory Approaches to Research and
Development in the Southeast Asian Uplands:
Potential and Challenges
Andreas Neef, Benchaphun Ekasingh, Rupert Friederichsen, Nicolas Becu,
Melvin Lippe, Chapika Sangkapitux, Oliver Fro ¨r, Varaporn Punyawadee,
Iven Schad, Pakakrong M. Williams, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Dieter Neubert,
Franz Heidhues, Georg Cadisch, Nguyen The Dang, Phrek Gypmantasiri,
and Volker Hoffmann
A. Neef (*)
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
e-mail: neef.andreas.4n@kyoto-u.ac.jp
B. Ekasingh
Department of Agricultural Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
R. Friederichsen
CSIV International, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
N. Becu
CNRS – UMR ProdiG, Montpellier, France
M. Lippe • G. Cadisch
Department of Plant Production in the Tropics and Subtropics (380a), University of Hohenheim,
Stuttgart, Germany
C. Sangkapitux
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
O. Fro ¨r
Institute for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Economics, Universita ¨t Koblenz-Landau,
Koblenz-Landau, Germany
V. Punyawadee
Faculty of Economics, Mae Jo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
I. Schad • P.M. Williams • V. Hoffmann
Department of Agricultural Communication and Extension (430a), University of Hohenheim,
Stuttgart, Germany
P. Schreinemachers • F. Heidhues
Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (490),
University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
D. Neubert
Department of Development Sociology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
N. The Dang
Department of Soil Science, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Thai Nguyen,
Vietnam
H.L. Fro ¨hlich et al. (eds.), Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast
Asia: Innovations and Policies for Mountainous Areas, Springer Environmental
Science and Engineering, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-33377-4_9,
# The Author(s) 2013
321