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Using Action-Research on Environmental Management and Soil Conservation in Chivi (1996 - 1998)

Co-ordinator:                      Dr B Mukamuri

Funding:                              Royal Dutch Embassy

Collaborating Institutions: 

• Agricultural Technical and Extension Services
• Department of Research and Specialist Services
• Department of Soil Science
• Centre for Applied Social Sciences

The research activities have the following objectives:

1. Enhance dialogue between the extension staff, policy makers and rural farmers in areas such as environmental management and agricultural problems.
2. Promote respect for rural knowledge such that it becomes central to environmental management projects and practises.
3. Create awareness and understanding on the diversity of environmental and soil conservation problems at the national level amongst policy makers.
4. Initiate discussion on addressing imbalances in participation of women in environmental messages activities through gender sensitisation and development of gender sensitive technologies and extension messages.