Objective
The Concerted Action revolves around three main themes :
* Rural and peri-urban farming systems to improve agricultural productivity.
* Ecosystems converted to agricultural use.
* Degraded ecosystems where attempts to convert natural ecosystems to sustainable use have been unsuccessful.
A strong socio-economic component is incorporated into the examination of each.
Researchers from different regions, countries and sectors are brought together at workshops to discuss and rationalise indicator choice and impact and sustainability assessment methodologies with regard to the above themes. They are then involved in post workshop concertation activities. Finally the Project Co-ordinator co-ordinates all outputs from the workshops and concertation activities to provide the dissemination documents.
The general objective of this Concerted Action is to bring together developing country and European groups working on renewable natural resources (RNR) programmes at national and regional level to standardize methods and indicators for assessing impact and sustainability of farming systems, ecosystems converted to agricultural use and degraded ecosystems and to spread this knowledge to appropriate national and regional agricultural research institutes, extension agents, research planners and policymakers to promote improved management of soil, water and biotic resources.
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Funding Scheme
CON - Coordination of research actionsCoordinator
AL5 2JQ Harpenden, Herts
United Kingdom
Participants (26)
0001 Pretoria
10501 Bangkok
1701 Gazipur
48800 Chakwal
7170 Turrialba
St.augustine
1815 Guatemala Ciudad
2003 Addis Abeba
40 Zomba
125004 Hisar
110012 New Delhi
2003 Holetta
80100 Kasama
20 Chinchina - Caldas
56806 Pakhribas
Kimbe
750 07 Uppsala
3000 Heredia
4 Dublin
10 Ilorin
2 Nairobi
6700 AA Wageningen
310021 Hangzhou