1. Basic surveys & studies:

a. Socio-economic studies within the Project target areas including: 

• Rapid rural appraisal and indigenous knowledge
   surveys

• Detailed household studies

b. Eco-botanical monitoring (herbaceous species, fruit trees):

• Selection of 19 monitoring areas

• Annual monitoring of agrobiodiversity
• Land cover/land use maps
• GIS database for assesing agrobiodiversity

 c. Agro-ecological zoning:

• Preliminary zoning using the available topographic and climatic data
• Zoning using the indigenous knowledge of communities

2. Technical options to improve current agricultural and land use practices at project sites: 

• Water harvesting demonstrations 
• Development and testing of rangeland management options 

• Improving yields of local landraces through treatment of seeds and participatory selection
• Establishment of a local nursery and field gene-bank of wild fruit trees and local varieties

3. Capacity-building:

• Training of farmers and staff
• Fellowships for MSc and BSs students

4. Initiative to develop and introduce agro biodiversity in the national school curriculum

5. Studies on the current national legislation relevant to land use rights and natural resource management and studies on the domestication of international conventions to promote the conservation and sustainable use of agro- biodiversity

6. Increase the national public awareness on the sustainable use of agro biodiversity.

7. Identify and promote alternative sources of income through agro biodiversity conservation (apiculture, eco-tourism, use of wild fruits in agro-food processing, organic farming, local healthy food…).