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Problem<br />

A list of the main problems addressed by the approach, in order of importance: from QA 2.1.3.1,<br />

intended to indicate what gaps the approach was intended to fill, so that the associated technologies<br />

could be effectively implemented.<br />

Problem, objectives and constraints<br />

Problems:<br />

The main problems addressed by the approach Objectives 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 />

Description of the main objectives of the approach: text taken directly or summarised from<br />

Aims / Objectives: 1) improve the socio-economic QA 2.1.4.1 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 />

A subsidy equal to the loss of productivity and<br />

implementation and maintenance costs.<br />

Constraints addressed<br />

This is a list of the Social specific / cultural constraints / religious ‘hindering The problem theis implementation not always recognised of the by everyone SWC technology’ In<strong>for</strong>mation and an training by the regional extension<br />

and certain practices are cultural<br />

services and the farmers organisations.<br />

indication of ‘the treatment offered by the approach’ to overcome these. These are grouped under<br />

Technical Some technologies require establishment of Advice about which vegetation types to use and<br />

‘major’ and ‘minor’ categories, such as ‘social’, vegetation ‘financial’ cover, which and is ‘legal’: difficult under fromarid QA 2.1.3.2. subsidy The inten- to cover the implementation costs.<br />

tion here was to highlight those problemsconditions that arose, especially after the approach was put into<br />

practice, and how these were tackled.<br />

Participation and decision making<br />

Target groups<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 />

or estimates<br />

Total 100%<br />

SLM specialists,<br />

agricultural<br />

advisors<br />

land users,<br />

groups<br />

politicians,<br />

decision<br />

makers<br />

Meaning those identified to be addressed through the approach – from QA 2.2.1.1.<br />

For definition of pictograms refer to page 272.<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, Decisions local on government choice (district, of the county, technology: municipality, Categories village, etc.), here land are users specified in QA 2.1.5.1, and<br />

comments allowed<br />

Decisions on method of implementing the technology: Categories here are specified in<br />

<strong>Land</strong> user involvement<br />

QA 2.1.5.2, and comments allowed<br />

Phase Involvement Activities<br />

Approach designed by: Taken from QA 2.1.6.1: where the four options of ‘national specialists’,<br />

Petitions towards policy makers and farmers organizations to pay attention <strong>for</strong> production<br />

Initiation/motivation Self-mobilisation ‘international under difficult environmental specialist’, conditions ‘land users’ and ‘others’ are specified<br />

<strong>Land</strong> users were sporadically consulted through farmers organizations, and participated in<br />

Planning Interactive 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 />

Implementation Interactive<br />

government and farmers organisations<br />

Monitoring/evaluation None<br />

Research None<br />

<strong>Land</strong> user involvement<br />

This table below is based on a mix<br />

of answers to questions QA 2.2.2.1 and QA<br />

2.2.3.2<br />

phase / Involvement* / activities<br />

* either ‘none’ ‘passive’ ‘payment/ incentives’<br />

‘interactive’ or ‘self-mobilisation’<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 />

Annex DESIRE – WOCAT 2012<br />

Approach costs met by<br />

The various donors/ contributors<br />

listed in QA 2.3.1.1, based on figures<br />

Differences in participation between men and women: Taken from question QA 2.2.2.2 this is<br />

a summary of the different roles played by women and men under the approach, with reasons <strong>for</strong><br />

these differences explained where possible.<br />

Involvement of disadvantaged groups: from QA 2.2.2.3<br />

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