Specific Areas of Emphasis:

Effective management of water resources

• farm water use
• local watersheds
• trans-boundary basins

Introduction & dissemination of appropriate technologies to increase ag potential for areas at risk of:

• drought
• land degradation
• deforestation
• loss of biodiversity

Development of research systems to:

• support needed agricultural research
• establish effective dissemination of results
• strengthen public/private research

Catalyze policy reforms for:

• security of land tenure & ownership
• more efficient use of water supply for agricultural production & processing

Develop frameworks for land security of ownership & tenure for:

• agricultural lands
• stewardship for forests, rangelands & natural resources