The document discusses fostering erosion control and stewardship in Burundi through the Integrated Farm Plan (PIP), highlighting how it transforms passive, hopeless attitudes into active motivation for resilience. It emphasizes the impact of PIP in training farmers and promoting social cohesion within communities. The initiative aims to create a solid foundation for stewardship and responsibility towards land care.

1. Fostering erosion control
and stewardship in Burundi
Aad Kessler – Wageningen UR

3. “These rocks
are growing!”
“Let’s conserve
this land!”
passive & hopeless  active & motivated
motivation
resilience
stewardship

4. the Integrated Farm Plan - PIP
the family’s dream – a resilient farm!

5. 25 PIP
trainers
250 new
PIP farmers
whole
village

6. from household to village visions
towards resilience-based stewardship!

7. A SOLID
FOUNDATION
the interior force to
reach certain goals
diverse activities &
social cohesion
feeling responsibility
to care for the land

8. PIP impact - motivation

9. PIP impact - stewardship

10. PIP impact - stewardship

11. motivation - stewardshipStewardship
Motivation

12. WITH PROUD
STEWARDS OF A
MORE RESILIENT
FARM!
More about PIP:
side-event on
Friday at 12.30!