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Product testing with users in agriculture and food: Decentralized on-farm evaluation, breeding product validation, consumer testing and other applications using the tricot approach

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Chase, Rachel

themes
  • Digital inclusion
  • Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact
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Chase, R.; De-Sousa, K.; Laporte, M.; Acuña, S.; Angudubo, S.; Benavente, G.; Cairns, J.; Clements, L.; Cremaschi, A.; Dorado-Betancourt, H.; Gandhi, H.; Londoño, J.M.; Madriz, B.; Manrow-Villalobos, M.; Mbugua Gitonga, A.; Muller, A.; Steinke, J.; Stern, R.; Teeken, B.; van Heerwaarden, J.; Zaman-Allah, M.; Van-Etten, J. (2026) Product testing with users in agriculture and food: Decentralized on-farm evaluation, breeding product validation, consumer testing and other applications using the tricot approach. [Computer software]. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). Version v1.1, 1st ed., p. 298. Bioversity International. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20043167

This is an online reference on everything dealing with product testing using tricot. The tricot approach (triadic comparison of technology options) is a participatory, decentralized method where participants test three randomly assigned options on their use context. Using citizen science, it integrates participatory insights and site-specific data to guide breeding and agricultural innovation. Scalable and cost-effective, tricot empowers farmers and enhances crop diversity and resilience (in the case of on-farm testing).