Project Title
Interim Information Support for the Southeast Asia Regional Network on Soil Fertility and Improved Fallow Management
Implementing Agencies
UP Los Baņos Foundation, Inc. (UPLBFI)
International Center for Research Agroforestry (ICRAF) - Southeast Asian Research Programme
Funding Agency
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Project Duration
3 Years (Sep 2001 to 2004)
Expected Outputs
 | Establishment of links with target partners which include related individuals, groups and institutions; | ||||
| Publish information
materials
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Conduct of Information Needs Assessment
| Survey (in printed and electronic form); |
| Writing of a Survey Report |
Database
| Directory of concerned individuals/ organizations in Southeast Asia |
| Annotated list and photos of fallow sp., occurrence, environmental requirement, specific management practices or technologies; |
| Annotated list of on-going researches on fallow systems and soil fertility mgt in SEA. |
Communication Hub
| Establishment of an electronic discussion list | ||||||||
| A web page containing the electronic versions of the project's info products
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| Bulletin Board for Activities and Projects for Soil Fertility and Fallow Management in the Southeast Asian Uplands |
Framework of the Information Support Project
The Project's Vision
The Information Support Project supports the vision of the Southeast Asia's Indigenous Fallow Management (SEA-IFM) Network which was established in 1997. The vision of the SEA-IFM Network is to build a community of researchers, extensionists, educators, and policymakers engaged in addressing the need to alleviate poverty among upland farming communities through building more sustainable farming systems in areas where shifting cultivation is practiced.
The Establishment of SEA-IFM Network
| In 1997, a workshop on the intensification of shifting cultivation in South East Asia, convened in Bogor. This workshop focused on how to address the problems and needs of upland communities practicing shifting cultivation who are among the poorest and most disadvantaged in the region. |
| Strong interest among the workshop participants to create a mechanism for more effective exchange of technical information, methods, and policy outputs, that address the pressing needs of upland communities. |
| Indigenous Fallow Management (IFM) network was initiated to facilitate the exchange of information about research and development efforts on fallow management in the region. |
| The core countries of the network are the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. |
