European
Union Asia-Link Programme
Strengthening the Institute of Agroforestry and Watershed Management, Philippines
(SAIWAM)
Background
This
project is being funded under the EU Asia Link Programme and will run from May
2003 until May 2006. The project cost is € 400,000 of which the
EU is providing €300,000. Further details can be found on the Project
Summary Sheet on the EU Web site.
Aims of the Project
The aim of the project
will be to strengthen the teaching, training and extension activities of the
Institute for Agroforestry and Watershed Management (IAWM), at the Don Mariano
Marcos Memorial
State University in the Philippines. The implementation of the project will involve
the establishment of long term relationships between IAWM, the Centre for Arid
Zone Studies at the University
of Wales, Bangor and the Department of Food Business and
Development (DFBD) at the University of Cork. The project will focus on the training needs of
those serving the area and the extension requirements of local farmers. The
main activities will include the development of curricula and teaching
materials based on information gathered from farmers, ex-students, employers,
implementing agencies and researchers. Teaching material will be used in trials
with internet and distance education based at the participating institutions.
The project will produce training materials for rural extension in agroforestry
and watershed management based on the course materials. The materials developed
will be tested in another Asian country, probably India. The duration of the project will be 36 months.
Project Document
The project can be
downloaded here and the
logical framework from
here.
