Watershed management to counter farming systems decline : toward a demand-driven, systems-oriented research agenda

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dc.contributor.authorGerman, Laura A.
dc.contributor.authorKidane, Berhane
dc.contributor.authorMekonnen, Kindu
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-30T20:20:21Z
dc.date.available2009-04-30T20:20:21Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractMost formal research in support of agricultural development has focused on the alleviation of farm-level productivity constraints, with problem diagnosis often occurring through a single disciplinary lens. There is a strong push within national and international arenas to move toward broader units of analysis and intervention, including the landscape, catchment and watershed. However, there is a current imbalance in the strong momentum behind this shift and the paucity of methodological guidelines for operationalizing these new approaches within research and development (R&D) circles. This paper outlines an approach for grounding watershed management in local incentives for improved natural resource management (NRM) beyond the farm level, addressing component-specific contributions to landscape degradation, and bringing formal research contributions to bear on a demand-driven NRM agenda. Following a description of a methodology used to diagnose problems at landscape or watershed level, a case study from the highlands of central Ethiopia is presented to illustrate the application of the approach within agroforestry. The case study provides a concrete example of how to move from participatory problem diagnosis to a modified research and development agenda at the landscape level.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (17 p.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/38153
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAHI, Kampala, UGen
dc.relation.ispartofAHI working paper / African Highlands Initiative; no. 16en
dc.subjectAFRICAN HIGHLANDSen
dc.subjectAGROFORESTRYen
dc.subjectDEMAND-DRIVENen
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectRESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectWATERSHEDen
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY RESEARCHen
dc.subjectETHIOPIAen
dc.titleWatershed management to counter farming systems decline : toward a demand-driven, systems-oriented research agendaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number101592
idrc.project.titleAfrican Highlands Resource Management - Phase IIIen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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