Sustaining Community Change through Participatory Action Research: A Framework for Enduring Impact in Agricultural Systems

Participatory action research (PAR) has emerged as a transformative methodology in agricultural development, blending collaborative inquiry with direct action to generate locally relevant, sustainable change. This final article in a series on PAR focuses on sustaining the impacts, relationships, and innovations generated through these community-based research endeavors. Written by Ysabel Polanco and John Diaz, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, February 2026.