PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES
How the African highlands and its populace are at risk, how research and development are lagging behind, and AHI's multi-institutional response for overcoming the unique constraints to resource mangement and production in the highlands

EVOLUTION OF THE PROGRAM
Conceptual and practical growth from AHI's initial top-down thematic approach towards a bottom-up approach promoting participatory research methods, an integrated systems perspective, and multi-institutional teamwork and use of partnerships

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Contributing to increased sustainable agricultural productivity and to improved nutrition, environmental management and income, with the larger goal of poverty alleviation, food security, economic growth and a sustainable environment

WORKING APPROACHES
Emphasis on participation and collective action, employing an integrated systems approach, promoting partnerships and complementarity

ACTIVITIES AND OUTPUTS
Supporting sustainable INRM in practice, and scaling up of watershed-based INRM approaches through increased institutionalization and public investment

MANAGING INRM
Success factors required for managing an R&D process for INRM at watershed level and to evaluate progress (or not) and lessons in periodic review or reflection sessions

ANALYTICAL THRUSTS
Four primary "analytical thrusts" that structure research and lessons capture at site and regional levels, operationalized through theme-based strategies, donor-funded projects and the technical strengths of regional research team members

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
AHI has a performance management system that is operationalized at various levels—regional, national, site and community—in order to ensure that the program remains focused, relevant and effective in the delivery of its outputs and accelerated impacts.

GOVERNANCE
Brief description of the Regional Steering Committee, Committee members, project donors, and interactions between each