POLLINATION SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE • FIELD MANUALS

HANDBOOK FOR PARTICIPATORY
SOCIOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF
POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PRACTICES

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome 2012

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This publication provides guidance on the socioeconomic evaluation of pollinator-friendly practices, as part of the GEF supported Project “Conservation and Management of Pollinators for Sustainable Agriculture, through an Ecosystem Approach” implemented in seven countries - Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, and South Africa. The project is coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with implementation support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface Introduction Aim of the handbook Target audience for the handbook Scope Context Structure of the handbook	- 1.828kb
STEP ONE CHARACTERIZING CURRENT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS STEP TWO IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PRACTICES TO TEST STEP THREE SELECTING THE PLOTS WHERE THE POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PRACTICES WILL BE TESTED	- 1.411kb
STEP FOUR PLANNING THE TESTS OF SELECTED PRACTICES WITH FARMERS STEP FIVE ANALYZING AND EVALUATING THE PRACTICES CONCLUSION	- 889kb
References Annexes	- 1.099kb

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