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Evaluating the Impact of Farmer Participatory Research and Extension in Natural Resource Management in Zimbabwe (1999 - 2001)

Project Coordinator: E. Chuma
Funding: German Ministry of Development Cooperation, Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Collaborating Institutions:

Department of Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (AGRITEX).
Department of Research and Specialist Services
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
University of Zimbabwe Departments (Soil Science, Crop Science)
Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
International Centre for Research in Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT).

This three year project is funded by the German Ministry of Development Cooperation through the Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). The major objective of the project is to evaluate the impacts of farmer participatory research and extension in natural resource management in Zimbabwe. Research activities are being conducted in the Masvingo district of Zimbabwe.