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While the package of criteria and indicators for assessing the impacts of Jatropha
on rural livelihoods that has been presented in this chapter may appear daunting when
taken together, this list is neither an exhaustive inventory of all potential criteria and
indicators that could be used, nor is it a standard checklist to be applied in all situ-
ations. Rather, it is to be taken as a starting point for open discussions between all
actors involved in Jatropha-related projects: government, company representatives,
landowners, traditional authorities and local communities. Each of these groups will
inevitably have different views as to which are the highest priority indicators. The con-
flicts between these priorities can therefore be highlighted, and trade offs and choices
made between them can be made more explicit (Scoones 1998). This process of dia-
logue and negotiation would ideally enable opportunities for cooperation to be made
explicit too.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Funding for the development of this chapter was provided by the Conflict and Cooper-
ation over Natural Resources in Developing Countries (CoCooN) programme of The
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
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