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RNRRS legacy
Research reports for Cuba
RNRRS legacy
Research reports for Cuba
- Teaching smallholders to combat soil erosion
A systems framework forms the basis of a training tool for field professionals working with smallholder households on the impact of farming activities on soil erosion and conservation. Methods for the field assessment of both biophysical and economic aspects of erosion and conservation by developing country professionals and field staff are included. The methodology has been published and presented at meetings and training workshops. The publication was originally put on the Internet and is now available in print in English and Spanish, with an Arabic version in preparation. The technique has been widely adopted around the world. It is used in 26 countries with eight more about to take it up. This includes 12 countries of sub-Saharan Africa. (Ref: NRSP06) - Irrigated gardens reduce poverty and build empowerment
Scaling up of the productive use of water, especially through use of irrigated gardens, is cutting poverty in southern Africa. High livestock densities, damage to the environment and small, uneconomic holdings lead to widespread poverty. Developing strategies for sustainable livelihoods and managing common property resources is the best way to fight poverty. In particular, water points (wells, boreholes, dams) act as incubators for economic and institutional development and empowerment. They can therefore help to alleviate poverty while building capacity and self-respect. Various NGOs are using these approaches in the semi-arid zones of southern Zimbabwe and South Africa�s Limpopo province. These include CARE (in small dam construction and rehabilitation), Plan (in water development and enhancing communities� livelihoods and empowerment), the Lutheran World Federation and GTZ (structured learning). (Ref: NRSP18)
RNRRS legacy: Rest of the World
- Afghanistan (1)
- Argentina (1)
- Barbados (2)
- Bolivia (17)
- Brazil (6)
- British Indian Ocean Territory (5)
- Canada (1)
- Caribbean (11)
- Central America (5)
- Colombia (4)
- Comoros (2)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Cuba (2)
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Ecuador (5)
- Europe (10)
- Fiji (4)
- Iran (1)
- Jamaica (3)
- Mexico (4)
- Nicaragua (2)
- Oceania (2)
- Papua New Guinea (2)
- Peru (7)
- Solomon Islands (2)
- UK (20)
- USA (15)
- Vanuatu (2)
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