Thematic Focus

CETRAD research activities are conducted within the frame of the four major thrusts:

1. Strategies for Sustainable Development;
2. Land Use Planning for Sustained Livelihood and Optimal Resource Use;
3. Promotion of Sustainable Resource Use and Management for Improved Productivity; and
4. Non-farm/Non-pastoral Economic Development, Infrastructure and Services.

The research activities are grouped according to the respective framework of funding that include:

• National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South Programme;
• Eastern and Southern Africa Partnership Programme (ESAPP);
• The Darwin Initiative;
• Syngenta Global Stewardship/Syngenta East Africa Ltd; and
• COMPACT of UNDP GEF/SGP.