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Abbreviations and Acronyms ASAL CCD CDCS FAO FFS FI(s) FI-FI IFSP-E IK INADES ISWC GOK MAAIF MOARD NALEP NGO PE PFI PFIA PRA PTD QA QT RELMA SWC TLs TOT UNDP UNSO-UNDP WOCAT Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Convention to Combat Desertification Centre for Development Cooperation Services, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (now known as CDCS-International Cooperation Centre) Food and Agriculture Organization Farmer Field Schools Farmer Innovator(s) Farmer Innovator to Farmer Innovator (visits) Integrated Food Security Programme (Eastern) Indigenous Knowledge INADES-Formation (an NGO) Indigenous Soil and Water Conservation Government of Kenya Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Programme Non-Governmental Organization Participatory Extension Promoting Farmer Innovation Promoting Farmer Innovation in Africa (proposed new phase) Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Technology Development WOCAT’s Approach Questionnaire WOCAT’s Technologies Questionnaire Regional Land Management Unit Soil and Water Conservation Trash Lines Transfer of Technology United Nations Development Programme UNDP’s Office to Combat Drought and Desertification World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies vii
Foreword The ‘farmer innovator approach’ to improved land husbandry that was introduced in the publication Promoting Farmer Innovation 1 has matured from a promising initiative into a programme which has captured the imagination of farmers, scientists and policy makers alike. In the semi-arid areas of East Africa, there are farmers who are innovating in all sorts of ways – combining conservation with production. What is more, these farmers have proved to be excellent sources of learning. Simply speaking, they get their message across to their fellow farmers better than outsiders can. The problems of land degradation and poverty in those areas are acute, and we must continue to seek to tap into – and actively support – the wealth of human resourcefulness in those needy areas. Mark Malloch Brown 2 UNDP’s Administrator, recently highlighted the potential of the approach: ‘……. a growing body of experience around the world points to significant ‘win-win’ opportunities for reducing poverty while addressing urgent environmental concerns. What we now have to do is to help governments and civil societies develop their capacity to pursue these opportunities systematically. And, in particular, there is an urgent need for more effective partnerships with the poor, to empower them to implement their own solutions. We know this approach can produce exciting results. For instance the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Promoting Farmer Innovation pilot programme in Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda has demonstrated the potential of local knowledge and creativity to improve both rural livelihoods and the environment…..’ This book does not dwell on methodology, but concentrates on documenting specific innovators and their initiatives. Here is evidence of the creativity mentioned above. Above all it is impressive that local men and women using their own resources have devised the systems described in these pages. The technologies may not be technically perfect - but they work. It is our job now both to stimulate the process of innovation, and to provide the technical support required. The technologies documented in the publication are locally important, but PFI has had impact at a broader level also. There have been notable achievements in demonstrating a new paradigm shift and approach to extension to the extent that new policy initiatives in all three countries have internalized the PFI approach. The programme has also demonstrated how grassroots experience can influence policy, a process which is central to work of the new UNDP. 1 Critchley et al, 1999. Promoting Farmer Innovation. RELMA Workshop Report no. 2 2 Extract from article entitled Empowering the Poor by Mark Malloch Brown - Administrator, UNDP (UNEP Newsletter Our Planet, Vol 11 No 2, 2000) viii
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