During the defense meeting when asked by his supervisor Dr Nidhi Nagabhatla about two key learning's during the process; he stated that the main learning was to be able to use participatory research methods and to customize them to design a research outline that can appropriately contribute to the BioDIVA project objectives. Alongside he mentioned the research concept that showcases an approach to relate statistical findings with perceptions from the participatory research methods. Gaetaniello furthermore explained that the resolution of data could have been better. It would have been helpful to evaluate data on a monthly rather than on a seasonal level. The defense reports mentions Gaetaniello’s master thesis as an example that contributes to transdisciplinary knowledge – one of the key aims of BioDIVA project.
Preview: Handbook Cultivate Diversity!
The Rice Seed System in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 8, 2014
Feedback Loops - Multi-level stakeholder workshops in transdisciplinary research.
Briefing Note 7, 2014
Food for thought: Facing land use change in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 6, 2014 (Malayalam version)
"Cultivating Diversity": Results from the national level dialogue workshop. Briefing Note 5, 2014
Cultivate Diversity! A Handbook on Transdisciplinary Approaches to Agrobiodiversity Research. September 2013
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on land use: Transdisciplinary approaches to address landscape transformation in Kerala.
Briefing Note 4, 2013
Marketing Gandhakasala: Local varieties for livelihood options.
Briefing Note 3, 2013
Resilience in transformation: „A study into the capacity for resilience in indigenous communities in Wayanad“.
Briefing Note 2, 2013
Visions for Wayanad: „The land of paddy fields“.
Briefing Note 1, 2013
