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Improving Farmers' Livelihoods:
Forest Dependant Poor and Agroforestry

Natural Resources Knowledge
A collection of summaries describing key outputs from projects run by DFID's recently completed 10-year Renewable Natural Resources Research Strategy (RNRRS) programmes.
Audience: Forest Dependant Communities
Production, Management and Planning
Marketing and Forest Products
Improved Information and Tools
   
Improved Methods of Production, Management and Planning:
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Research Outputs
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Planning community forest management to benefit the poor - Forest CPR management and use in Nepal: Terai NRSP34
Successes in improving the livelihoods of the poor and extremely poor - Scaleable and sustainable community-level institutions that facilitate livelihood improvement for the poor and the extreme poor NRSP33
Spotlighting development in peri-urban areas - Less poverty for rural to urban change NRSP32
Mobilizing city-edge communities for action - Participatory planning and implementation NRSP31
Helping themselves out of poverty - Community mobilisation for self sustaining development in Africa and Asia NRSP30
A better method of planning for city fringes - Participatory Action Planning and Implementation (PU - PAPI) NRSP29
Tackling peri-urban problems - Supporting innovation - West African Peri-urban Poverty Policy Platform (WAPPPP) NRSP28
Getting farmers involved - Incorporating local knowledge in participatory technology developed of soil and water management interventions in the middle hills of Nepal NRSP26
Fairer use of shared forest resources - Forest CPR management and use in Nepal: Hills NRSP25
Lessons learned - managing shared resources - Common pool resource management and poverty NRSP24
Strengthening local organisations gives farmers more say in local policy - Strengthening Social Capital for Improving Governance of Natural Resources in Highlands of Eastern Africa NRSP17
Fair shares for all from the common pool - Rainwater harvesting and management of common pool resources NRSP14
Rainfall modelling can predict future yields - Rainwater harvesting and management NRSP13
Do not let the rain run off - Rainwater harvesting for upgrading and stabilising rainfed agriculture in semi-arid areas NRSP12

Marketing, and Making Better Use of Forest Products:
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Research Outputs
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Teak predators destroyed by virus from their own larvae - Use of baculovirus control agents within an integrated pest management strategy against teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera, in India FRP03
Making it easier to keep small animals - Alternative strategies for small livestock keepers in forest margins LPP20
Know-how boosts cottage industries in tropical fruit - Promoting selected tropical fruit trees through dissemination of information and improved livelihoods through the development of small-scale fruit processing enterprises in Africa FRP44
More shrubs mean more milk in East Africa - Scaling up the promotion of fodder shrubs in east Africa FRP43
Weighing up the pros and cons of commercializing non-timber forest products - Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: Factors influencing success (CEPFOR) FRP42
Towards sustainable harvests of natural medicines - Developing biometric sampling systems and optimal harvesting methods for medicinal tree barks in southern Africa FRP39
Sustainable use of medicinal plants - Participatory science for sustainable forest harvests FRP38
Trees for fodder for the poor - Pro poor strategies for agroforestry development based on new partnerships, novel uses for tree fodder and "optimised" tree planting pattern FRP21
Fair trade for forest products - Ethical Trade and Forest Livelihoods (ETFL) - helping producers and harvesters to access ethical markets in forest products FRP19
Farmer marketing organisations help reduce poverty - Supporting farmer organisations for poverty reducing market access CPH08
Marketing for small-business success - Market orientation and value enhancment (MOVE) supporting sustainable livelihoods for the poor NRSP27
Credit and know-how boost farm incomes - Enhancing livelihoods and income through integrated land management and credit provision NRSP16
There for the picking - cheap feed options and worm treatments - The role of tanniniferous tree products for improved livestock productivity in semi-arid regions LPP16
Domesticating caterpillars helps the very poor in south-central Africa - Mopane worm farming: a new mini-livestock system (MWF) FRP41

Improved Information and Tools:
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Research Outputs
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Communication for dissemination - Scaling-up through communication NRSP22
Advocacy gives the voiceless a voice - Developing and promoting mechanisms for the delivery of improved rural services NRSP21
Participatory systems put farmers knowledge into research - Integration of participatory technology developed into research and extension NRSP20
Database provides link between rural groups and policy makers - Informing the policy process: Decentralisation and environmental democracy in Ghana NRSP19
Why are research results not reaching farmers fields - Institutional scaling-up and uptake promotion of outputs from soil and water management research in east and central Africa NRSP15
Policy reforms lead to improved livelihoods - Achieving alternative livelihood strategies NRSP10
Getting everyone to agree in natural resources management - Analysing trade-offs for resilence in resource management NRSP08
Teaching smallholders to combat soil erosion - Field methods to assess the extent and impact of land degradation in the context of local livelihoods NRSP06
How can we increase the impact and uptake of research - Scaling-up strategies for pilot research experiences - a comparative review NRSP05
Consensus-building tool brings participatory planning to the floodplain - Participatory Action Plan Development for NRM and rural development - utilising and building consensus NRSP01
Creating a dialogue to influence policy - Empowering the rural poor to communicate with and influence government FRP48
Practical hints for user-friendly field guides - User-friendly field botany: Activating new ways for the flora to reduce poverty FRP45
Data on non-timber forest products - where when and how - Position paper on the biometris of assessment of NTFPs FRP40
Guides to better livelihoods - Participatory assessment, monitoring and evaluation of biodiversity (PAMEB) FRP37
New techniques give decision makers an edge - Local Applications of Remote Sensing Technologies - LARST Tools FRP35
Firm foundations for future development - FRP FLOWS research cluster on the management of upeer water catchments FRP31
Planning ahead with FIESTA - FIESTA (Fog Interception for the Enhancement of Streamflow in Tropical Areas) Fog Delivery Model [PART A ONLY} FRP30
Practical guidelines for pro-poor forest management - Review of participatory forest management (PFM) support processes: Promoting Pro-Poor PFM Policy and Promotion in Nepal and India FRP17
Field manual helps create more equitable PFM projects - Practical guidelines for economic analysis of local user incentives and equity in participatory forest management (PFM) projects and policies FRP15
Guidelines for managing non-timber products of miombo woodlands - Sustainable management of Miombo woodland by local communities in Malawi FRP14
Simple agroforestry manuals and a CD-ROM help non-literate farmers - Agroforestry manual for illiterate women FRP12
Breakthrough in providing information on African acacias - African acacias - information resources FRP11
199 suggestions for adding trees to farms - Tree species for farmers: Offering sustainable management options (TREEOPTIONS) FRP09
Software tool helps develop and protect botanical resources - Capturing botanical knowledge in building foundations for a sustainable and bodiverse future FRP08
Bridging the knowledge gap on a valuable tree - Enriching livelihoods in drylands, though improved management, utilisation and marketing of Prosopis - producing green products from greened deserts FRP05
Capturing farmers demands and involving them in research - Methods for linking the supply of technology with the demand from smallholder farmers CPP58
Information maps - a path to effective solutions - Knowledge management CPH45