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Regional Projects
The Theme has four regional projects, three in Africa: West and Central Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; and one in Asia that builds on the skills and expertise of the respective teams. The four regional projects of this global theme are:
- Improving rural livelihoods through sustainable management of watersheds in Asia
- Agro-biodiversity and catchment management for agro ecosystem health in East Africa
- Improving livelihood strategies of the rural poor through integrated soil, water and nutrient management in Southern Africa
- Diversifying income-generation options for improved livelihood agro-ecosystem health in the semi-arid West and Central Africa
General Outputs
Although each regional project has its own specific outputs, from a thematic point of view the 4 regional projects contribute to 6 generic global outputs: [indicators are in brackets]
- Sustainable resource management options to help rural households better meet their livelihood objectives developed and disseminated in Asia and Africa (Links to GT-Crop
- Improvement and GT-Markets, Policy and Impact) [Socio-economic, agronomic, and cultural constraints/and or facilitating factors in technology adoption/adaptation documented]
- Soil, water, crops and agro-biodiversity interactions for improved crop-livestock system productivity (INRM) understood in Asia and Africa (Links to GT-Crop Improvement) [Recommendations for improved nutrient balances in crop/livestock systems adopted and promoted by partners]
- The resilience of agro-ecosystems enhanced through conservation and diversification of crops in Asia and Africa (Links to GT-Crop Improvement) [Wider range of crops and varieties promoted and adopted]
- Alternative methods for scaling up and out, including participatory approaches, simulation and spatial decisions support systems in Asia and Africa assessed and disseminated [Community-based and cooperative enterprises to provide access to input/output markets and knowledge]
- More effective watershed development and a range of livelihood management strategies for sustainable use of the natural resource base in Asia developed and disseminated (Link to GT-Crop Improvement and GT-Markets, Policy and Impacts) [A range of watershed development options/approaches available for evaluation and implementation by partners]
- Improved policies and impact strategies for efficient rain water use and management developed and disseminated in Asia (Link to GT-Markets, Policy and Impact) [Institutional innovations and policy options for efficient water use available for partners]
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