Community-based agricultural Development Plans (CADPs) are built following a 4-day participatory process:

Day 1. Opening meeting involving the whole village

• Introduction of the project team
• Presentation of the members of the Village Land Management Committee (VLMC)
• Objectives of the meeting and participatory process

Day 1-2. Data collection

• Socio-economic data collection
• Four focus group discussions:
  • Problem census (men /women)
  • Wood, wildlife and NTFP
  • Village population trends
  • Land use systems
• Land management and regulations (3D model, maps)

All the questionnaires required to collect data are available here

Day 3-4. Activity planning with VLMC

• Discussion on innovative practices
• Land management rules,indicators
• Field visits, site selection, volunteer households

Day 4. Closing meeting involving the whole village

• Remark: Tentative budget and budget disbursement modalities were finalized and validated later on with the Village Land Development Committee

The details of theCADPs designed for the 12 target villages are available here: