Participatory rural appraisal

PRA ranking exercise being carried out by members of a Farmer Field School in Bangladesh, 2004

Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) is an approach used by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other agencies involved in international development. The approach aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of rural people in the planning and management of development projects and programmes.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ Castelloe, Paul; Gamble, Dorothy N. (2005). "Participatory methods in community practice: popular education and participatory rural appraisal". In Weil, Marie; Reisch, Michael (eds.). Handbook of community practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. pp. 261–275. doi:10.4135/9781452220819.n13. ISBN 978-0761921776. OCLC 55008364.
  3. ^ Narayanasamy, N. (2009). Participatory rural appraisal: principles, methods and application. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications. ISBN 9788178298856. OCLC 265732154.