Successful Approaches to Participatory Research: The Sudan Reforestation and Antidesertification Project

Publication year: 
1990

This paper introduces a Government of Sudan project to restore agricultural production and rehabilitate drought affected areas in western Sudan. This is to be done by (i) collecting information on tree and vegetation cover, and (ii) providing assistance to support institutions and communities in forest resource management and conservation. The project's main thrust is a farmer/client -oriented, participatory approach to forestry and research. The organisation of the project and the PRA methods used are outlined, and the activities involved are described in detail. The project involved collaboration between researchers, NGOs and clients (resource users). The advantages and constraints of these linkages are discussed in depth.

Source publication information
Source: 
mimeo
Pages: 
25p.
Publisher
Winrock International, Petit Jean Mountain, Morrilton, Arkansas 72110, USA
Conference: 
Annual Symposium of the Alley Farming Network for Tropical Africa
Conference Location: 
Ibadan

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Shelfmark in IDS Resource Centre
D : Agriculture and NRM : Forestry and agroforestry 1535