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• Solid knowledge base on inland valleys in Ghana and Burkina Faso, including

information on land use systems (biophysical, socio-economic), vegetation, use
preferences of local stakeholders, impact of changing land cover on biophysical
characteristics (water, soil quality);

• Participatory land use planning tool;

• Training material for extension officers;

• Scientific papers and working documents.

2) Dissemination of output/results (examples of dissemination: papers + articles;
policy briefs; policy workshops; scientific conferences and workshops; website)

Results have been published:

• On website, including all research papers;

• Numerous scientific publications, mainly by F. Bagayoko, PhD student involved

in project;

• Training workshops;

• Regional policy workshop in Burkina Faso.

3) Have your results been used, and if yes by whom, where and how?
The approach of the participatory land use planning has been developed in Ghana
and Burkina. The idea was to use this approach also in other member countries of
IVC. Funding insecurity has been a major constraint in applying the tool at a
regional scale.

4) What has been the benefit or impact (indicate evidence of impact, e.g., page hit
count)?

No data on hit count of VINVAL website (http://www.alterra-research.nl/pls/portal30/
docs/FOLDER/VINVAL/p_main.htm). But project is mentioned on 146 other websites
(data 16 May 2007).
New perspectives on current agricultural production systems through application
of a participatory approach, technical coefficient generator and GIS-based land use
planning tool.
Analysis of agricultural versus natural production systems:

• Constraints and opportunities of both types, trade-offs and complementarities;

• Base material for developing land use scenarios;

• Village Planning Workshops;

• Training material for extension officers and researchers;

• Papers, policy workshops.