ICRISAT Archival Report 2006 - The seedlings of success in the ...

guides were trained and provided with tourist maps. IRD has provided training to DMP Burkina partners in
microbial ecology.
ICRISAT carried out a number of field trainings during the year. A nursery-training course was held at ICRISAT,
Sadore for 36 farmers from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. A course on modern production techniques of fruit trees
was given to 30 producers in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. A course on multiplication and storage of vegetable
seeds was given to 40 practitioners from the DMP countries in West Africa. Four tree-grafting courses with
emphasis on the grafting of Pomme du Sahel plants were given to 120 farmers. About 400 farmers from Burkina
Faso, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Chad were trained on installation,
operation and maintenance of African Market Gardens. Forty farmers from Burkina Faso and Ghana participated in
a two-day course on the principles and operation of the Sahelian Eco-Farm. Three scientists from DMP-Kenya were
trained at Sadore for a period of three months on tree grafting, African Market Garden, and other relevant
technologies.
Priority 5a: Science and technology policies and institutions
Output 8C. Policy briefs and policies facilitating the uptake and upscaling of NRM and intensification/
diversification technology options and enhancing the conservation of biodiversity and reducing land
degradation with associated capacity building measures devised and promoted in SSA by the end of the DMP
Phase II in 2009 and knowledge shared annually
MTP Output Targets 2006:
Policy brief on institution linkages facilitating the uptake of NRM and intensification/diversification prepared and
disseminated
Contribution to the UN FCCC by RSA.
Policy advocacy efforts on the conservation of biodiversity and reducing land degradation completed in at least 9
countries in SSA
Contributions to the National Action Plans of the UNCCD in SSA.
In West and Central Africa (WCA), efforts were made by DMP partners to document exiting policies, through
literature review and secondary data collection. In general, policy guidelines follow the general framework of the
decentralization process that is being implemented in the four countries. More authority is being given to local and
communal structures in managing natural resources
In East and Southern Africa (ESA) a series of studies were initiated with country partners, illustrating the impact of
different environmental and agricultural policies in various cross border locations in the ESA region using remote
sensing techniques. This work will continue and also be incorporated in country level policy debate. With partners
in west Africa this work may be extended to include similar analysis there.
Sound policy interventions/guidelines for sustainable resource use formulated, adopted and implemented
(policy and legal framework)
The Kenya government is in the process of developing a policy for the Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs). Various
consultative meetings in which members of the DMP have participated have been held. The National Policy for
Development of the ASAL areas of Kenya was prepared in 1992 and the government in collaboration with UNDP is
currently updating and reviewing the document. Discussions have been held between stakeholders; and an expert
workshop and two regional workshops have been held and the output incorporated in a draft national policy in Dec
2003. The document has been forwarded to the Kenya government for ratification and implementation. A second
policy document known as the Soil Fertility Initiative for Kenya has been prepared. Discussions have been held
between stakeholders; several expert workshops have been held and the output incorporated in a draft national
policy.
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