GFAR¿s vision for a multipurpose agriculture that contributes significantly to alleviating
poverty, increasing food security and attaining the sustainable utilization of natural
resources requires the establishment of efficient and effective collaborative efforts
amongst several stakeholder groups. The level of success in achieving this goal will
depend to a large extent on the strength and quality of the partnerships among different
institutions and organisations that need to be created to tackle the many challenges
confronting rural and agricultural communities.
With this in mind, Dr. Jacques Chevalier of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada was
invited to present and discuss the Social Analysis System which brings together a
collection of participatory techniques and software tools that show how to integrate social
and cultural analysis, and continuous planning, into project activities.