Unification of indicator quality for asessment of impact of multidisciplinary systems

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.

Programme(s)

• FP4-INCO - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of cooperation with third countries and international organizations, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 03010102 - Basic natural resources

Funding Scheme

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinator

ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED

Address

West Common
AL5 2JQ Harpenden, Herts
United Kingdom

Participants (26)

Agricultural Research Council

South Africa

Address

1085,Schoeman Street
0001 Pretoria

Asian Institute of Technology

Thailand

Address

Energy Park
10501 Bangkok

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

Bangladesh

Address

1701 Gazipur

Barani Agricultural Research Institute

Pakistan

Address

48800 Chakwal

CENTRO AGRONOMICO TROPICAL DE INVESTIGACION Y ENSENANZA

Costa Rica

Address

7170 Turrialba

Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute

Trinidad and Tobago

Address

University Campus
St.augustine

Empresa JMatute

Guatemala

Address

20-92,2 Calle
1815 Guatemala Ciudad

Farm-Africa

Ethiopia

Address

2003 Addis Abeba

Forestry Research Institute of Malawi

Malawi

Address

40 Zomba

Haryana Agricultural University

India

Address

125004 Hisar

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India

Address

Pusa Campus
110012 New Delhi

Institute of Agricultural Research

Ethiopia

Address

Holetta Agricultural Research Center
2003 Holetta

Misamfy Regional Research Center

Zambia

Address

80100 Kasama

N/A

N/A

N/A

National Coffee Research Centre

Colombia

Address

20 Chinchina - Caldas

Pakhribas Agricultural Center

Nepal

Address

Koshi Zone
56806 Pakhribas

Papua New Guinea Oil Palm Research Association Ic.

Papua New Guinea

Address

Dami Research Station
Kimbe

THE SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Sweden

Address

Undervisningsplan 6D
750 07 Uppsala

Universidad Nacional Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Address

3000 Heredia

University College Dublin

Ireland

Address

Belfield
4 Dublin

University of Ilorin

Nigeria

Address

10 Ilorin

University of Nairobi

Kenya

Address

University Way
2 Nairobi

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

Address

6,Droevendaalsesteeg 3
6700 AA Wageningen

Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences

China

Address

Shiqiao Road
310021 Hangzhou