Strengthening Community-Based, On-Farm ... - cip-eseap

Understanding constraints and opportunities in the development ofrelevant participatory approachesAn important task for the development of participatoryapproaches to conservation and use of plant genetic resources isto better understand the constraints and opportunities fordissemination among farmers.This must be done through analysis and enhanced understandingat three levels:! Impact assessment analysis of on-going participatory projects.There are several anecdotal evidences of positive projectoutcomes. However, there is only a limited systematicunderstanding of trade-offs between different projectobjectives, participatory methods applied, project impact onfarming systems, and different social groups, among others.! Better understanding of the institutional set-ups and policyframeworks constraining up-scaling of the participatoryapproaches. The implementation of the new approaches in apolicy and institutional framework created under theconventional "transfer of technology approach."! Improved understanding of the diversity in technological needsamong farmers. A different agrobiological, social andeconomical conditions and the role of genetic diversity indifferent production systems will be produced.Source: Esbern Friis-Hansen and Rikke Grand Olivera352Conservation and Sustainable Use of Agricultural BiodiversityA Sourcebook