Engaging communities for group learning and collective management of native fruit trees - Western Ghats, India
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Narasimha Hegde's presentation for the 22nd European Seminar on Extension and Education tells the tale of the men and women of the Western Ghats. Using participatory research methods, in collaboration with Bioversity International researchers, Narasimha has been learning how the local women and men from different caste and age groups use and manage the forest. Narasimha Hegde is part of the Bioversity International Gender Research Fellowship Programme. Bioversity International’s participatory research on gender and forest genetic resources focuses on women’s and men’s distinct and complementary sets of knowledge, skills, practices and preferences related to forest management and conservation, and on gendered rights to access and benefit from trees and their products. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1KjKkjX
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Engaging communities for group learning and collective management of native fruit trees - Western Ghats, India
- 1. Engaging communities for group learning & collective management of native fruit trees - Western Ghats, India Narasimha Hegde, ESEE - 2015 , Wageningen, 30 April 2015 International Support Group Life Trust
- 2. Objectives 1) To know the gender differentials in knowledge essential for understanding the resource management process 2) To examine prospects of gender responsive participatory approach in improving sustainable management of Native Fruit Trees(NFTs) 3) To assess how collective management can overcome limitations regarding NFT species, in particular, Garcinia gummi-gutta (Malabar Gamboge), Garcinia indica (Indian Gamboge) and Mangifera indica (mango)
- 3. Study area: Uttara Kannda district, Central Western Ghats, India • 80% of area under natural forest cover • Various tropical forests • Annual rain fall 6000 mm • Global hotspot (Myers 2000) • Only 7% of original forest remaining (Bawa et al 2007)
- 7. • Resource mapping • Four cell analysis • Fruit calendars • Activity calendars • Theatre play • Impact filter • Value chain mapping • Rapid market appraisal • Exposure visits Participatory research tools
- 8. Research tool – resource mapping
- 9. Knowledge differentials and group learning 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 TotalnumberofNFTspecies Younger women Elder women Younger men Elder men Salkani K-K Gonsar Number of NFT species identified by different age and gender groups in the three study villages
- 10. 1 2 3 4 Phenology & fruiting Cultivation Use Marketing Averagepoints Younger women Elder women Younger men Elder men
- 11. Conclusions • Participatory process helped communities recognize, discuss and share specific knowledge and skills • Plenary discussion fostered participation and enhanced group learning • Comprehensive listing of NFTs and their ecological status (degree of occurrences) made • Participants learnt more techniques for domestication and related agronomical aspects.
- 12. Implications • Collective actions for conservation & management of threatened native fruit tree species by involving major stakeholders • Innovative processing, value addition and packaging techniques • Marketing knowledge especially value chains.
- 13. Benefits of gender-responsive participatory research Benefit for both researchers and communities Group learning and social inclusion Help community make collective decisions
- 14. Acknowledgements • Hugo Lamers, Bioversity International • Dr Marlene Elias, Bioversity International • Dr. Maria Fernadez, International Support Group • Dr. Bhuwon Sthapit Bioversity International • Dr. Riina Jalonen Bioversity International • Participants and villagers from Kalgadde-Kanchigadde, Gonsar and Salkani • Ewa Hermanowicz, Bioversity International • Alessandra Grosse
- 15. Thank you! Narasimha Hedge lifetrusts@gmail.com
Editor's Notes
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- Understand the constraints that women face in dealing with NFTs, issues that limit women participation in decision making and to assess the knowledge differentials