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  1. PROLINNOVA (PROmoting Local INNOVAtion in ecologically-oriented agriculture and natural resource management) is an international initiative spearheaded by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) seeking to 1) strengthen agricultural research and development (ARD) partnerships and methods to promote…
  2. Many institutions involved in rural development, both locally and globally, are giving greater attention to the indigenous knowledge (IK) of farmers. Researchers and practitioners in rural development now see this not as a static asset but rather as a dynamic system of local experimentation and…
  3. The origins of the GPP on NTFPs for Livelihood Development go back to the GFAR Conference in Dakar in 2003, which recommended activities in the area of Forestry and Forest Ecosystems.
  4. Currently the NTFP sector is characterized by: 1) Unregulated extraction. 2) Limited value addition at source. 3) Often many actors in production chains. 4) Lack of stakeholder organization and support infrastructure. 5) Minimal credibility of the sector amongst policy makers and investors. 6)…
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