Strategic Framework (2002-2005)

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Goal
Purpose
Output 1
Output 2

MISSION

To contribute to poverty alleviation, food security, economic growth and a sustainable environment

GOAL

To contribute to increased sustainable agricultural productivity and to improved nutrition, environmental management and income in the ECA region

  1. Reduced environmental degradation
  2. Increased returns to land and labour
  3. Improved social capital
  4. Increased investment in NRM

PURPOSE

Effective and efficient approaches for sustainable INRM and enhanced productivity are institutionalized in the intensively cultivated highlands of ECA

  1. Improved management of natural resources and production elements in selected watersheds
  2. Increased and improved livelihoods based on efficient use of resources in selected watersheds
  3. Policy makers and decision makers making better informed decisions
  4. Increased synergies between research and development partners
  5. Evidence of positive change in local and research institution strategies and arrangements.

OUTPUT 1

Support sustainable INRM in practice

  1. Evidence of farmers and communities integrating technical, management and institutional options and innovations
  2. Increased level of community action and advocacy aimed at improving policy and economic conditions
  3. Increased number of functional, strategic partnerships and integrated, collaborative activities
  4. Districts have more concrete, informed and better coordinated sustainable productivity policies and action plans
  5. Models and syntheses available on selected aspects of INRM
  6. Evidence of various effective integrated, participatory watershed management approaches and methods

OUTPUT 2

Scaling up of watershed-based INRM approaches through increased institutionalization and public investment

  1. Greater incorporation of INRM approaches into research priorities and practice of NARIs
  2. Evidence of enabling organizational mechanisms and procedures for researchers to implement INRM
  3. Evidence of development of institutionalization approaches and methods to improve INRM
  4. Greater application and convergence of social, institutional, policy and watershed dimensions into research
  5. Process monitoring and assessment tools and systems available and in use
  6. Increased information and experience exchange for diverse stakeholder groups
  7. Increased support by AHI's regional team to further integrated watershed development initiatives in degraded highlands
  8. Documentation of factors, lessons, and experiences