Recipient Organization
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
2229 Lincoln Way
AMES,IA 50011
Performing Department
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Non Technical Summary
The Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) engages ISU faculty, staff and students and staff of partner organizations in outreach, training and research activities that enable rural people in the developing world to produce sufficient food, earn sustainable incomes, and have good health. CSRL involves families, communities and organizations in participatory learning and development activities to nurture civic responsibility, leadership and effective social institutions.
Animal Health Component
15%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
5%
Applied
15%
Developmental
80%
Goals / Objectives
1. Establish and maintain effective partnerships with developing country organizations and leaders to train and support farmers and rural community institutions 2. Through our developing country partners, train and support farmers to improve food security, incomes, natural resource management, nutrition, and health 3. Through our developing country partners, strengthen capabilities and assets of rural people and their institutions to improve their livelihoods and abilities to respond to challenges and emerging opportunities 4. Facilitate discovery and application of science-based and indigenous knowledge through contributions by faculty members, staff and students from ISU, our developing country counterparts and community partners
Project Methods
The Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) facilitates outreach, training and multidisciplinary research by ISU faculty, staff and students and partner organizations (non-governmental organizations and universities) to sustainably improve livelihoods in rural communities of developing countries. CSRLs approach is: People centered: focusing on capabilities and strengths of the rural people. Participatory: goals, priorities and strategies are defined by the poor. Holistic: factors that enhance or constrain households are connected to larger institutions and policies. Sustainability-minded: in social, cultural, economic, institutional and environmental dimensions. Efforts through CSRL: Respond to expressed interests of in-country partner organizations. Engage small-scale farmers and communities in participatory learning and research. Lead to direct benefits for rural small-scale farmers and communities in Uganda. Involve multi-disciplinary and multi-institutionalcollaboration to effectively elicit the expertise of team members, and establish the basis for long-term collaboration. Integrate graduate and undergraduate student learning.