Key messages
The West Africa Forest–Farm Interface (WAFFI) Project:- builds the capacity of rural women and men to proactively participate in policy dialogue and knowledge-sharing processes (998 women and men participated in the Auto Appraisals and Participatory Action Research).
- improves understanding of farmer management of multi-use landscapes that combineagriculture, forestry, livestock and natural resource management
- facilitates social learning to draw on local knowledge, to ensure research relevance and to validate scientific findings
- applies a gender-responsive approach to all activities in Burkina Faso and Ghana,ensuring that women make up more than 40% of participants and beneficiaries.
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- Food Security and Nutrition
- Forest Management
- Rising demand and need for nutritious food for both current and future generations
Publisher
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Publication year
2018
Authors
Geographic
Burkina Faso, Ghana
Topic
Research was conducted by project
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Geographic
Burkina Faso, Ghana
Project Leader
Peter Cronkleton
Senior Scientist