Objectives and goals

Our objectives

• Identify challenges.
• Build on communal efforts and indigenous knowledge.
• Increase production and productivity of farming and land-use systems
• Improve access to knowledge and technologies that are safe, reliable and affordable
• Implement locally appropriate solutions
• Assess impacts and learn lessons defining good practice.

Our Goals

To improve the livelihoods of poor rural communities through sustainable agriculture, by:

• Supporting well-targeted projects.
• Helping to identify and promote good policies.
• Improving access to research and technology.
• Making knowledge and information more available.
• Developing partnerships that increase impact and sustainability.

Criteria for Project Support

• Are the purpose and objectives clear and innovative?
• Are the intended beneficiaries clearly identified and in what way have they been involved in identifying the purpose and objectives of the project?
• Is there a strong local demand for the project?
• Who are the partners and have they been engaged in the development of the project?
• Are the objectives realistic and can progress be assessed?
• Is there a clear end point or exit strategy?
• How will the benefits of the project be sustained?
• Are the resources needed available?

Vision, realism, transparency and partnership will characterize our activities.