Scholarship for Capacity Development in Improving Dryland Livelihoods in Somalia
Rural livelihoods in drylands of the Horn of Africa depend on natural resource management: this fragile resource base is managed by pastoralsists and dryland farmers, who derive a living thereof. How can you make this sustainable?
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- Département responsable Haute école des sciences agronomiques, forestières et alimentaires
- Institut Systèmes de produc- tion agricole éco- nomes en ressources
- Unité de recherche Agriculture internationale et développement rural
- Organisation d'encouragement Autres
- Durée 01.10.2018 - 31.03.2021
- Responsable du projet Prof. Dr. Filippo Lechthaler
- Direction du projet Prof. Dr. Filippo Lechthaler
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Équipe du projet
Dr. Pascale Waelti
Prof. Dr. Urs Christoph Scheidegger
Prof. Dr. Filippo Lechthaler
Laura Kuonen - Partenaire Transtec Belgium
- Mots-clés Rangeland management, sustainability, dryland farming, soil conservation
Situation
The objective of this joint scholarship program between TRANSTEC and HAFL is to enhance capacities and skills of staff of TRANSTEC’s “Improving Dryland Livelihoods in Djibouti and Somalia through Productivity-enhancing Technologies” project.
Approche
Two capable staff will be selected jointly by TRANSTEC and HAFL for MSc studies at HAFL in Switzerland and working on their MSc theses in Somalia. They will develop a research project in the field of sustainable rangeland management.
