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  • From: Jaime Juantara <jaimejuantara@yahoo.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] Agroforestry Project Requests Help
  • Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 15:09:32 -0700 (PDT)

L.S. (English)

My name is Jaime Lopez Wolters, an agroforestry student at Wageningen
University, the Netherlands.
As part of my practical training I have taken on the assignment of starting
an
agroforestry project in a small village in the highlands of Guatemala. The
project focuses mainly on the improvement of the local system of corn
production and aims to work in a highly participatory manner. The idea is to
form a group of farmers who are willing to take the development of farm
innovations into their own hands, learning to work together aswell as with
scientists, NGO's and GO's. Our role as facilitators would be to guide this
process and aid with our particular expertise.
We are very unexperienced and would gain much from feedback given by other
organisations or individuals working in the same field.

In these beginning stages of the project questions that arise are:

- What topics do you touch in a first meeting with farmers?
- What kind of structure should this farmer's group create as a solid
foundation for present and future work?
- How do you set up a participatory problem analysis meeting? What techniques
have proven effective?

If the topics of agroforestry and/or participatory development are of
interest
to you or your organisation we would greatly appreciate it if you would take
the time to reply with comments and suggestions. Perhaps you can also pass
this
email on to others who might be able to help us.

Greetings,
Jaime Lopez Wolters

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L.S. (EspaƱol)

Mi nombre es Jaime Lopez Wolters, un estudiante de agroforesteria de la
Universidad de Wageningen, Holanda.
Como parte de mi practica me he dedicado a iniciar un proyecto de
agroforesteria en un pueblito en el altiplano de Guatemala. El enfoque del
proyecto es en el mejoramiento del sistema local de producion de maiz y tiene
como objetivo trabajar de una forma muy participativa. La idea es formar un
grupo de agricultores que desea tomar el desarrollo de inovaciones agricolas
en
sus propias manos, aprendiendo a trabajar juntos y con cientificos, ONG's y
OG's. Nuestro papel como facilitadores seria de guiar este proceso y ayudar
con
nuestro conocimiento particular.
Tenemos muy poca experiencia y beneficiariamos mucho de comentarios y
sugerencias dado por organizaciones o individuos activos en este campo de
trabajo.

En esta fase inicial del proyecto preguntas que surgen son:

- Que temas se tocan en una primera reunion con agricultores?
- Que estructura debe crear este grupo de agricultores como fundamento solido
para trabajar ahora y en el futuro?
- Como se arma una reunion participativa de analysis de problemas? Que
tecnicas
han probado efectivas?

Si los temas de agroforesteria y/o desarrollo participativo son de interes a
usted o a su organizacion lo apreciariamos mucho si tomara el tiempo de
responder con comentarios y sugerencias. Talvez tambien puede pasar este email
a otros quienes nos podrian ayudar.

Saludos,
Jaime Lopez Wolters

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