Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems (LinKS) to Strengthen Agricultural and Rural Development (GCP/RAF/338/NOR) Directory of Institutions working on Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge in Mozambique LinKS Project Working Document No. 3 REVIEW VERSION September 2003 Developed by the Arquivo do Património Cultural (ARPAC), the National Directorate of Rural Development (Former INDER) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and updated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) PREPARED BY: NOTE TO THE READER: This is a working document that will be regularly revised and updated. Your additions, comments and suggestions are most welcome. Please contact us at one of the following addresses: Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems (LinKS) to Strengthen Mr. Estêvão J. Filimão Agricultural and Rural Development (GCP/RAF/338/NOR) National Coordinator Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems (LinKS) Project c/o FAO Representation for Mozambique and Swaziland Rua António Bocarro, 202, Caixa Postal 1928, Maputo Funded by the Government of Norway Fax: +258-1-491431 E-mail: [email protected] Gender and Development Service Sustainable Development Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy Fax: +39-06-57052004 Email: [email protected] Web: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW FOR UPDATE VERSION IN 2003 security. The project is executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and funded by the Government of Norway. The purpose of this document is to provide development workers, researchers, policymakers and other interested parties with updated information about In essence, the project is about linkage. With food security as an entry point, the institutions in Mozambique that are working in the filed of gender, biodiversity and project focuses on linkages between: local knowledge systems. The first directory was based on an inventory conducted • The crucial issues of local knowledge systems, gender roles and in 1999 by ARPAC (Archive of Patrimonial Culture) and the former National relationships, food provision and the conservation and management of Institute of Rural Development, which is now integrated into the Ministry of agro-biodiversity; and Agriculture and Rural Development. • Those who hold the knowledge of use and conservation of agro- biodiversity and those people and forces which have an impact on men The institutions in the directory fall into four main groups: Government agencies, and women’s ability to manage and apply that knowledge. NGOs, international organizations, donor-funded projects and programs, and private sector. The institutions’ fields of work include community-reach field The project seeks to strengthen institutions to apply this understanding in planning, project, research, communication, capacity building, as well as policy and research project management and policy development. The project supports the advocacy. Within the above mentioned groups, institutions are selected on basis of on-going work of key partner organizations to generate and document information their activities in one or more of the following areas: about the gender dimension of agro-biodiversity management, and to set up mechanisms so that the information generated can be shared among and used by 1. Local Knowledge (or indigenous knowledge) as it relates to communities, NGOs, research institutions and governments. The basic philosophy agricultural practice in support of household food security. Of of the project is to build on, and add value to, ongoing efforts rather than to particular interest are efforts addressing gender difference in the local establish new projects. knowledge systems, and/or conservation of biological resources. 2. Biodiversity Conservation as it relates to agricultural systems and Original survey in 1999, as well as the similar surveys made in Tanzania, utilization of natural ecosystems through forestry or fisheries Zimbabwe and Swaziland, demonstrated that there is a wealth of ongoing activities practices. Examples are management of local seed/plant varieties in the filed, but that these often suffer from being undertaken in isolation from each (landrace) and gender differences in local knowledge systems for other and lack of sharing of the outputs and duplication of efforts. The tendency utilization or natural resources, community seed exchange, and does not seems to be changed much since the last survey in 1999, despite the support for local domestic animal breeds. growing interests and efforts to establish mechanisms – whatever modalities can be 3. Gender as it relates to the above issues, e.g. gender differences in – to systematize and coordinate ongoing efforts by different actors and sectors in agro-biodiversity management and roles and responsibilities in local the filed of broadly defined poverty alleviation efforts in the country. It may be knowledge systems. directories, network, and database of sector specific information as well as organization level. It is our hope that this directory may contribute to bridging the The LinKS project: “Gender, biodiversity and local knowledge systems to gaps and increase collaboration among institutions with overlapping interests. strengthen agricultural and rural development” is a regional effort aimed at raising awareness of the value of rural people’s knowledge related to the use and management of agricultural biological systems for maintaining and enhancing food 3 CONTENTS 3.14 KWAEDZA SIMUKAI MANICA ....................................................................23 3.15 EDUARDO CHIVAMBO MONDLANE FOUNDATION .......................................24 1. GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES............................................................. 6 3.16 FNP – ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST......................................................24 1.1 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ............................ 6 3.17 GRUMEC – MOZANBICAM WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL 1.2 MINISTRY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECNOLOGY.................. 7 DEVELOPMENT...........................................................................................25 1.3 MINISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION ...................................... 8 3.18 GTA - ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP................................................25 1.4 MINISTRY OF TOURISM................................................................................ 9 3.19 HELVETAS .................................................................................................25 3.20 IBIS............................................................................................................26 2. GOVERNMENT REESARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS .......... 11 3.21 IUCN – WORLD CONSERVATION UNION.....................................................26 2.1 ARQUIVO DO PATRIMÓNIO CULTURAL - ARPAC....................................... 11 3.22 JODESE – YOUTH FOR DEVELOPMENT.....................................................27 2.2 FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE – CEF........................................................... 11 3.23 KARIBU – ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2.3 INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATION - ICS........................................... 11 ASSOCIATION ............................................................................................27 2.4 INSTITUTE FOR SMALL SCALE FISHRIES DEVELOPMENT – IDPPE............... 12 3.24 KUBATSIRANA...........................................................................................28 2.5 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH – INIA ...................... 13 3.25 KULIMA – ORGANISATION FOR INTEGRATED SOCIO-ECONOMIC 2.6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH .............................................................. 13 DEVELOPMENT ..........................................................................................28 2.7 INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION – IPA............................................... 14 3.26 LINK – NGO’S FORUM ..............................................................................29 2.8 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MOZAMBIQUE – UCM.................................... 15 3.27 MAGARIRO ................................................................................................30 2.9 EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY.......................................................... 15 3.28 MBEU – ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN .....................................................30 3. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS............................................ 17 3.29 MOVIMONDO - MOLISV ..............................................................................31 3.1 AAA – GERMAN AGRICULTURE ACTION .................................................. 17 3.30 MULEIDE – WOMEN’S LAW AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION .............31 3.2 ACTION AID MOZAMBIQUE....................................................................... 17 3.31 NOVA FRONTEIRA .....................................................................................32 3.3 ADCR – ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL 3.32 NOVIB........................................................................................................32 COMMUNITIES ........................................................................................... 17 3.33 ORAM – RURAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUTUAL HELP.....................................32 3.4 ADMA – ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIEND OF ENVIRONMENT - MOZAMBIQUE18