Knowledge Management for Rural Empowerment
Community-led Integration of agricultural practice,
extension, research and policy
CLI-agri
With the strategic objective
- to strengthen the innovative capacity of rural production systems
- promote the formation of capital at enterprise and local level
- to ensure the sustainable management of public goods (commons) at village level in Africa
With the institutional strengthening objective
- to implement CLI-agri in four regions in Africa through phases for full handover to African partner institutions
CLI-agri is a contribution to food safety focusing on the National Sustainability Strategy for Germany and for the implementation of the Declaration of the World Food Summit on Food Security (Rome, 16 to 18 November 2009).
The CLI-agri concept was developed in collaboration with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the ISICAD working group at the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) in Germany.
The presented approach CLI-agri is a collaborative project with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) under the framework of CAADP and NPCA based on operational systems and existing networks.
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Innovation The central idea is to use scientific knowledge and its transfer as an innovation-motor to setup businesses at village level. |
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Savings for Business These businesses are primarily setup by Credit Associations, which generate savings to build up a local credit system. These credit systems will allow individual farmers to lend money for their activities. Interests paid for loans constantly build up the Village Fund.
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Sustainability and Management of the Commons The project aims at supporting community led innovation processes considering the sustainable use of natural resources and equitable sharing of goods and services for the benefit of its population and the generations to come.
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