Schlüsselwörter
(Deutsch)
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Entwicklungshilfe
Erwachsenenbildung, ständige Weiterbildung
Oekologie
IBSRAM
International Board for soil Research and Management, Pakistan
IWMI
International Water Management Institute
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Schlüsselwörter
(Englisch)
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Development cooperation
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Schlüsselwörter
(Französisch)
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Coopération au développement
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Kurzbeschreibung
(Englisch)
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To contribute to food security and poverty alleviation in developing regions through research and related activities that promote sustainable land management, IBSRAM established the ASIALAND Management of sloping Lands network in 1988, with the financial support of SDC. The main objective of the network is to assist national agricultural research centers in conserving soil resources on sloping lands in the Asian region through research and promotion of the application of appropriate land management technologies to achieve a sustainable form of agriculture.
In Order to accomplish this objective, the implementation of the network has been carried cut in different phases. Results from phases 1(1989-1991) and 2(1992-1994) have shown that some of the improved technologies tested are effective in reducing water runoff and soil erosion considerably. Flaring Phase 3 (1995-1997), these encouraging results were validated by farmers, i.e. treatments have been selected and tested by farmers in their fields to provide a sound basis for technology transfer.
Despite some success in terms of development and validation of soil conservation technologies, adoption rates during Phase 3 has been low due to a number of problems, such as: neglecting farmers' circumstances; insufficient communication between farmers and researches, extensionists; inadequate information transfer; lack of policy support; farmers' limited awareness of soil erosion problems; and farmers' limited means to address soil erosion problem etc.
To ensure longterm adoption, evaluation of the sustainability of the technologies and farmers' attitudes over a longer period of time is needed. It is important that sustainability indicators in the on-farm research sites are monitored over an extended period of time. Consequently, the general objective of Phase 4 project is aimed at extending and sustaining the acceptance of conservation farming technologies and enhancing participation and adoption by farmers through the application of appropriate technology transfer approaches complemented by the necessary R&D and policy support.
Expected results of Phase 4 include i) organisation of training sessions on the participatory approach of soil conservation research and extension; ii) development of a sustainable upland and sloping land farming community in each country; iii) production of information packages, iv) establishment of cooperation with other relevant agencies, including GO's and NGOs; v) enhancement of capacity building of NARES; vi) enhancement of awareness of government and general public on the problem of soil erosion and its alleviation ; vii) wider adoption of soil conservation technologies by farmers and viii) the elaboration and implementation of a strategy which assures network coordination for a sustained activity of the network beyond 2001, as the Phase 4 will be the last phase supported by SDC.
Of the total requested budget of CHF 2'500'000 from Sir, CHF 857'000 will be used to hind the various activities and personnel under the IBSRAM component and CHF 1'218'000 for the NARES component, country budget requirement.
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Projektziele
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The overarching goal of the Phase 5 project is to promote widespread adoption
of sustainable land management practices on sloping land areas in the participating countries.
Specific objectives are:
1.Enhanced acceptance of sloping land conservation measures by the farmers as an integral part of their farming systems.
2.Strengthened research-extension linkages, making institutional collaboration operational.
3.Strengthened NARES capacity in undertaking participatory research and development and information dissemination in order to promote impact of SLM technologies within a country.
4.Empowered national teams to play more pro-active roles in their respective natural resources management strategies and actions.
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Abstract
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The external review commissioned by SDC in August 2001 indicated that its 12 years of investment in the ASL/SL network covering four phases (1988-2001) has yielded significant output in terms of institutional strengthening and commitment. In fact, the national teams in the network-participating countries have expressed strong support to further continue the activities of the network toward project institutionalization. The Phase 5 project will add another dimension in strengthening research-extension linkages, making local and national institutional collaboration operational. The research and extension personnel from national partners in the project will be able to access the Internet enabling them to intensify exchanges of information on common specific interest. Empowerment of the NARES personnel will be continued to establish the needed pool of experts for conducting sloping land technology development and dissemination for sustainable agriculture in the respective countries
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Umsetzung und Anwendungen
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To assist the NARES in conserving soil resources on sloping lands in the Asian region through research and promotion of the application of appropriate land management technologies for sustainable agriculture, the ASL/SL network was established in 1988. The participating countries are China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. These countries are all affected to various degrees by soil degradation, particularly on sloping land. Initially, the network was funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and the International Development Research Center (IDRC). Since Phase 2. SDC has been the sole donor of the project. -
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