Gathering Global Knowledge
Prosopis pods
Garden Organic's earlier projects focused on baseline research on the performance and propagation of species, collating global knowledge, and overcoming the taxonomic problems in identifying Prosopis species by producing a series of publications including the ground-breaking monograph and field guide. More recent projects have looked at ways in which Prosopis can be managed and utilised to benefit local communities.
- 2005-2006 Project to promote the management and use of Prosopis through training and product development, focusing on two villages in Baringo District, Kenya in partnership with the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI). Funded by Kennington Overseas Aid, a village trust in Oxfordshire. More details on this project in the Baringo District of Kenya here
- 1998-2004 Gathering global knowledge on the most important and widespread tropical Prosopis species. Funded by the Forestry Research Programme, DFID. This was a major knowledge dissemination programme which included various projects:
- 2002–2004 Policy briefs published. These were produced in response to identifying constraints in policy towards using this tree as a resource. Three of general interest were produced and six others aimed specifically at some of the countries where Prosopis has been introduced: Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
- 2004 Field identification guide published, aimed at overcoming taxonomic problems through the identification of different species.
- Download Identifying Prosopis: A field guide - the content (PDF - 507Kb)
- Download Identifying Prosopis: A field guide - the cover (PDF - 91Kb)
- 2001 Comprehensive monograph and reference database were produced.
- Download the complete mongraph (PDF - 2Mb)
- Download just the main text of the monograph (PDF - 1Mb)
- Download just the cover of the monograph (PDF - 422Kb)
- Download just the colour photos section of the monograph (PDF - 689Kb)
- 2001 Series of training courses organised in India. Based on a technical manual in English and Hindi.
- Download Managing Prosopis Manual (PDF - 5Mb)
- Download Managing Prosopis Cover (PDF - 252Kb)
- 2002–2004 Policy briefs published. These were produced in response to identifying constraints in policy towards using this tree as a resource. Three of general interest were produced and six others aimed specifically at some of the countries where Prosopis has been introduced: Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
- 1998 Study on genetic improvement of Prosopis in the north-east of Brazil.
Funded by FAO - 1995-1996 Disseminating findings from early research at international conferences, such as in Kew Gardens, and Washington DC.
Funded by Coventry University and DFID. - 1992-1995 Field performance and propagation of different Prosopis species under very arid conditions in Cape Verde and Oman.
Funded by the Forestry Research Programme, DFID - 1992-1995 On-farm trials, demonstration and extension work with multipurpose trees including P. cineraria in arid and semi-arid areas of North-West India.
Funded by the Forestry Research Programme, DFID. - 1991-1994 Genetic conservation and exploitation of Prosopis cineraria in India.
Funded by the Joint Funding Scheme, DFID - 1988-1990 Propagation and field performance of multipurpose trees including Prosopis. Almeria, Spain.
Funded by HDRA and Coventry University
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