The Case Studies

At the Lusaka Planning Workshop, the project team developed an inventory of all of the projects they knew about in the region with components focusing on on-farm biodiversity conservation, then used key criteria relating to project focus, impact and length of operation to identify six as case studies for detailed research. Click on the links below for more information about each case study.

1. Ethiopia: Ethio-Organic Seed Action Project (EOSA) - Tamiru Mulualem & Joanne Manda
2. Kenya: The East African Sub-Regional Pilot Project for Farmer Field Schools, Integrated Production and Pest Management (IPPM FFS) - Martin Kimani & Abisai Mafa
3. Zambia: Ipongo Development Programme (IDP) - Arthur Nkonde & Tamiru Mulualem
4. Zambia: Organic Producers and Processors Association of Zambia (OPPAZ) - Arthur Nkonde
5. Zimbabwe: A Programme for the Development of Strategies for In-Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic resources for Food and Agriculture in the Semi-arid Regions of Zimbabwe (TshoIotsho) - Elijah Rusike & Morag Ferguson
6. Zimbabwe: Southern Africa Landrace Research, Extension and Development Project (SALRED) - Abisai Mafa & Joanne Manda

Click here or on the Methods button to find out about the research methods they used.

Click here to see a powerpoint presentation summarising all six case studies.