1.2 Detalles de contacto de las personas de referencia e instituciones involucradas en la evaluación y la documentación del Enfoque

Nombre de la(s) institución(es) que facilitaron la documentación/ evaluación del Enfoque si fuera relevante)

Amt für Landwirtschaft und Natur des Kantons Bern (LANAT) - Suiza

1.3 Condiciones referidas al uso de datos documentados mediante WOCAT

El compilador y la/s persona(s) de referencia claves aceptan las condiciones acerca del uso de los datos documentados mediante WOCAT :

Sí

1.4 Referencia/s al/los Cuestionario(s) de Tecnologías MST

2.1 Breve descripción del Enfoque

A multi-stakeholder approach using action research methodologies to implement conservation agriculture

2.2 Descripción detallada del Enfoque MST

Descripción detallada del Enfoque MST:

Aims / objectives: - To develop and diffuse conservation agriculture technologiy
- To develop capacity among stakeholders
- To improve soil health
- To reverse soil degradation

Methods: - Training of trainers, i.e. lead farmers and extension worker
- Awareness events, e.g. farmer days, field days
- On-farm experimentation
- Farmer-to-farmer extension
- Local institutionalization
- Partnerships Monitoring and Evaluation

Stages of implementation: 1. Stakeholder analysis
2. Diagnosis / Situation analysis
3. Planning and design
4. Implementing and management
5. Learning and adopting
6. Exit strategy

Role of stakeholders: Researchers: - facilitators, advisors, trainers, management of trials
Extension worker:- advisors, trainers
Lead farmers: Trainers for other farmers, awarenes builders, on-farm: leaders of farmer managed trials/experiments, facilitators for learning groups

Other important information: Other stakeholders, e.g. input suppliers are also important and need to be involved at various stages and events

2.5 País/ región/ lugares donde el Enfoque fue aplicado

2.6 Fechas de inicio y conclusión del Enfoque

2.7 Tipo de Enfoque

• proyecto/ basado en un programa

2.8 Propósitos/ objetivos principales del Enfoque

The Approach focused on SLM only

Build capacity among key stakeholders Change traditional practices to conservation agriculture practices Build strong local institutions (learning groups) Improve experimental skills Improve soil health

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: Soil erosion Soil fertility and -acidity Poverty / food security Lack of knowledge and skills Poor / weak local institutions

2.9 Condiciones que facilitan o impiden la implementación de la/s Tecnología/s aplicadas bajo el Enfoque

3.1 Partes interesadas involucradas en el Enfoque y sus roles

3.2 Involucramiento de los usuarios locales de tierras/ comunidades locales en las distintas fases del Enfoque

	Involucramiento de los usuarios locales de tierras/ comunidades locales	Especifique quién se involucró y describa las actividades
iniciación/ motivación	ninguno	Farmers were interviewed during the informal semi-structured survey
planificación	ninguno
implementación	interactivo	Lead farmers were part of implementing team; were responsible for farmer-to-farmer extension
monitoreo y evaluación	interactivo	Were fully involved in most monitoring and evaluation activities
Research	interactivo	Lead farmers were responsible for farmer mangaed trials

3.3 Flujograma (si estuviera disponible)

3.4 La toma de decisiones en la selección de Tecnología(s) MST

Especifique quién decidió la selección de las Tecnología/ Tecnologías a implementarse:

• principalmente usuarios de tierras con el apoyo de especialistas MST

Explique:

Decisions on the method of implementing the SLM Technology were made by mainly by SLM specialists with consultation of land users

4.1 Construcción de capacidades / capacitación

¿Se proporcionó la capacitación a usuarios de tierras/ otras partes interesadas?

Sí

Especifique quién fue capacitado:

• usuarios de tierras

Forma de capacitación:

• áreas de demostración
• cursos

Temas avanzados:

Conservation agriculture principles, communication, visionry, training, value adding

4.2 Servicio de asesoría

¿Los usuarios de tierras tienen acceso a un servicio de asesoría?

Sí

Especifique si servicio proporcionado se realizó:

• en los campos de los usuarios de tierras

Describa/ comentarios:

Name of method used for advisory service: Multi-stakeholder process using action research; Key elements: Monitoring and evaluation / experiments, Training of farmers, Farmer-to-farmer extension

Advisory service is quite adequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities; Have been empowered quite successfully with project

4.4 Monitoreo y evaluación

¿El monitoreo y la evaluación forman parte del Enfoque?

Sí

Comentarios:

bio-physical aspects were regular monitored through measurements; indicators: Soil health

technical aspects were regular monitored through measurements; indicators: Conservation agriculture principles adopted

socio-cultural aspects were regular monitored through observations; indicators: Changes in SKA

economic / production aspects were regular monitored through measurements; indicators: Yield & gross margin

area treated aspects were regular monitored through observations; indicators: Area

no. of land users involved aspects were regular monitored through measurements; indicators: Number of farmers trained

management of Approach aspects were None monitored through measurements; indicators: Number of farmers using tools for adaptive management

There were many changes in the Approach as a result of monitoring and evaluation: Monitoring and evaluation was the main methodology used to induce change to focus, improve and integrate project management. Land users learned to use monitoring and evaluation tools to improve their learning in groups as well as their adaptive management capacity.

4.5 Investigación

¿La investigación formó parte del Enfoque?

Sí

Proporcione detalles adicionales e indique quién hizo la investigación:

Action research through monitoring and evaluation; applied at different levels; used various tools and technologies to apply it. Action research was used to improve, focus and integrate project strategies

Research was carried out on-farm

5.1 Presupuesto anual para el componente MST del Enfoque

Si no se conoce el presupuesto anual preciso, indique el rango:

• 10,000-100,000

Comentarios (ej. fuentes principales de financiamiento/ donantes principales):

Approach costs were met by the following donors: government (LandCare programme,90%, Research programme 10%): 100.0%

5.2 Apoyo financiero/material proporcionado a los usuarios de tierras

¿Los usuarios de tierras recibieron financiamiento/ apoyo material para implementar la Tecnología/ Tecnologías? :

Sí

5.3 Subsidios para insumos específicos (incluyendo mano de obra)

• equipo

• agrícola

Si la mano de obra de usuarios de tierras fue un insumo sustancial, ¿fue:

• voluntario?

Comentarios:

Only labour on main trial was paid in cash, other was voluntary

5.4 Crédito

¿Se proporcionó crédito bajo el Enfoque para actividades MST?

No

6.1 Impactos del Enfoque

6.3 Sostenibilidad de las actividades del Enfoque

¿Pueden los usuarios de tierras sostener lo que se implementó mediante el Enfoque (sin apoyo externo)?

• sí

6.4 Fortalezas/ ventajas del Enfoque

Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades desde la perspectiva del usuario de la tierra
Have higher level of knowledge and skills (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Through experimentation, communication forums, field days, training courses)
Better contact with outside stakeholders - improved networks (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Frequent stakeholder forums)
Higher status of lead farmers and their groups (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Continuous contact and use of lead farmers' experience and capacity)
Improved food security through collective action (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Monitoring and evaluation of sustainable land management practices)
Improved communication between land users (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Frequent local action forums)

Fuerzas/ ventajas/ oportunidades desde la perspectiva del compilador o de otra persona de referencia clave
Empower key stakeholders (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Frequent stakeholder forums / meetings / workshops)
Help people 'learn how to learn' (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Provide them with learning tools (monitoring and evaluation) and skills)
Promote a culture of adoptive management (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Build their capacity through monitoring and evaluation tools and processes)
Develop a capacity to experiment among farmers (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Facilitate and promote experiments through agricultural research)
Develop self-reliant local institutions and leadership (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: Develop local capacity to lead and facilitate learning groups)

7.1 Métodos/ fuentes de información

7.2 Referencias a publicaciones disponibles

Título, autor, año, ISBN:

Amt für Landwirtschaft und Natur des Kantons Bern LANAT, Ruetti, 3052 Zollikofen. Kanton Bern fördert Ressourcen schonenden Ackerbau.AGRARForschung 14 (3): 128-133, 2007

¿Dónde se halla disponible? ¿Costo?

http://www.vol.be.ch/site/lanat-3155-mbressourcen.pdf