Compliment and strengthen existing advisory services
Training of trainers
Capacity Development
Environmental advice
Assist in raising awareness of forest policies and regulations
Advice on knowledge of bush encroachment and bush control
Facilitating the drafting of generic Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
Advice to government on unsustainable or ineffective bush control practices
Monitoring & evaluation of bush encroachment
Provision of baseline data
Development of bush monitoring system (Bush Information System)
Reporting on national de-bushing efforts, both to stakeholders and to government
Linkage to bush harvesting and bush control service providers
Referrals to bush control service providers
Referrals to bush harvesting equipment suppliers
Facilitate research
Product development research
Technical research
Case study based research
Technical advice on bush encroachment and bush control
Assessing quantity of bush encroachment
Advice on appropriate harvesting techniques and equipment
Advice on after care practices
Development of pre bush control feasibility study
Advice on value chains and facilitate development of new value added products/opportunities from bush
Development of demonstration / training sites for rangeland management, bush control, value chain and aftercare training standards
Development of training materials on bush encroachment, bush control and value addition
Implementation assistance
Advice on bush control project implementation/site setup
Field impact monitoring and evaluation on bush control activities
Linkage to finance opportunities
Information sharing about potential funding opportunities and engagement with funding sources.
Referrals to financial services providers
Referrals to financial advisory services
Application and compliance support services