Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
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Problem, objectives and constraints<br />
Problems:<br />
The main problems addressed by the approach are low income and low productivity of farmers in rural areas, subsequent land<br />
abandonment, and erosion and land degradation processes causing on-site and off-site damage.<br />
Aims / Objectives: 1) improve the socio-economic situation of rural areas; 2) prevent land abandonment; and 3) prevent on-site and<br />
off-site damage caused by land degradation and erosion.<br />
Constraints addressed<br />
Constraints Treatments<br />
Financial Many technologies require an investment and<br />
maintenance, or even reduce productivity because<br />
they occupy land<br />
Social / cultural / religious The problem is not always recognised by everyone<br />
and certain practices are cultural<br />
Technical Some technologies require establishment of<br />
vegetation cover, which is difficult under arid<br />
conditions<br />
Participation and decision making<br />
A subsidy equal to the loss of productivity and<br />
implementation and maintenance costs.<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation and training by the regional extension<br />
services and the farmers organisations.<br />
Advice about which vegetation types to use and<br />
subsidy to cover the implementation costs.<br />
Stakeholders / target groups Approach costs met by:<br />
International 41%<br />
Government 10%<br />
local government (district, county,<br />
municipality, village, etc.) 49%<br />
Total 100%<br />
SLM specialists,<br />
agricultural<br />
advisors<br />
land users,<br />
groups<br />
politicians,<br />
decision<br />
makers<br />
Total budget US$> 1,000,000<br />
Decisions on choice of the Technology(ies): mainly by SLM specialists<br />
Decisions on method of implementing the Technology(ies): by politicians / leaders<br />
Approach designed by: national specialists, international specialists<br />
Implementing bodies: international, government, local government (district, county, municipality, village, etc.), land users<br />
<strong>Land</strong> user involvement<br />
Phase Involvement Activities<br />
Initiation/motivation Self-mobilisation<br />
Planning Interactive<br />
Implementation Interactive<br />
Monitoring/evaluation None<br />
Research None<br />
Petitions towards policy makers and farmers organizations to pay attention <strong>for</strong> production<br />
under difficult environmental conditions<br />
<strong>Land</strong> users were sporadically consulted through farmers organizations, and participated in<br />
protest meetings against initial versions of the RDP that they considered insufficient regarding<br />
payments <strong>for</strong> the agricultural sector<br />
<strong>Land</strong> users implemented SLM technologies themselves with help from technicians of regional<br />
government and farmers organisations<br />
Differences between participation of men and women: Yes, moderate. Traditionally land users and agricultural activities are<br />
dominated by men.<br />
Involvement of disadvantaged groups: Yes, little. The focus of the approach is on the socio-economic situation of farmers with a<br />
relatively low income and under marginal conditions.<br />
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