Collective Action and Institutional Strengthening

Collective Action and Institutional Strengthening for enhanced uptake of Agroforestry Technologies

The Eastern Africa Region through African Highland Initiative has been implementing an approach to collective action for NRM.  It aims to obtain insights into grassroots institutional innovations for NRM in Africa and to train facilitators in Landcare approaches adapted to Africa. The approach targets community groups and their local government and NGO supporters that wish to improve land management at community and landscape levels. It looks at the factors that motivate groups to improve NRM on their own with little external input, how innovations are networked and how to connect and leverage these innovations in a low-cost way. It integrates the Landcare experience into the East African setting, drawing on knowledge of African institutions, technologies and enabling policies.  The aim is to “scale up” African grassroots innovations in technology, natural resource management, policy reform and livelihood while not losing their relevance to local needs.