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Agroforestry
Extension
Resources
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 A097 Guidelines on Agroforestry Extension Planning in Kenya
Bo Tengnas 1993, Technical Handbook no.3. Regional Soil Conservation Uniet (RSCU), Swedish International
Development Authority
(SIDA). 71pp. ISBN 9966-896-11-2
These guidelines apply some of the ideas of a participatory approach to planning in agroforestry at
the local level in Kenya. It is well laid
out, with illustrations. See also
A106
for the range of publications produced by RELMA
 
CONTENTS:
List of figures
Acronyms
Foreword
Preface
Executive summary
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
1.1 Trees in the land use system
1.2 What is agroforestry in this context?
1.3 The history of agroforestry extension in Kenya
2. Participatory Rural Appraisal and planning for agroforestry
2.1 The need for a new type of planning
2.2 Some notes on Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
2.3 Why this manual?
3. Steps in Participatory Rural Appraisal and planning
3.1 Steps in the extension process
3.2 Overcoming the most difficult steps in the process
3.3 Criteria on the expected outcome
4. Step 1:Preparation
4.1 Identifying the area
4.2 Identifying the people to be involved
4.3 Making practical arrangements
4.4 Ensuring sufficient knowledge and skills in the group
4.5 Encouraging positive attitudes among the participants
5. Step 2: Combining local knowledge and expert knowledge
5.1 Objectives of information sharing and gathering
5.2 Using a checklist
5.3 Collecting useful information
5.4 Conducting the survey
6. Step 3: Analysis
6.1 Who should do the analysis?
6.2 How to go about the analysis
6.3 The masterlist
6.4 Selecting priority issues
6.5 Introducing policy issues
6.6 Meeting with villagers
7. Step 4: Planning
7.1 Who?
7.2 How?
7.3 Comments on planning
7.4 Nursery planning
7.5 Seed collection
8. Towards implementation (Step 5) monitoring and evaluation (Step 6)
References
Appendices
A. Checklist
B. The role of agroforestry in the production of woody biomass for energy in Zambia (Biomass Energy
Ladder)
C. Programme for Participatory Rural Appraisal and planning workshop
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