Capacity for Forestry Research in the Southern African Development Community

G.S. Kowero and M.J. Spilsbury

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[Chapter 1]
Introduction

[Chapter 2]
Previous Forestry Capacity-related Work in the SADC Region

[Chapter 3]
Methodology

Survey of Methodologies

Study Methodology

Limitations of Study Methodology

[Chapter 4]
Results and Discussion

Research Resources

Research Environment

[Chapter 5]
Conclusions and Recommendations

Conclusions

Recommendations

References

Annex 1. Methodology and Indicators of Research Capacity

Annex 2. Forestry Research Manpower in the SADC Region

Annex 3. Values for Research Indicators by Institutes

Annex 4. Institutes by Research Capacity Indicators

Annex 5. Overview of Physical Resources by Institute

Annex 6. Institutions Visited and those which Mailed Information


List of Figures

Figure 1. Distribution of forestry-related researchers in the SADC region

Figure 2. Distribution, by country, of researchers with M.Sc. or Ph.D. and more than years 4 experience

Figure 3. Researchers, by institution, with M.Sc. or Ph.D. and at least 4 years experience

Figure 4. Number of research staff by institute and budget per researcher


List of Tables

Table 1. Some positive and negative aspects of regional approaches

Table 2. Distribution of research operational expenses in some institutions (%)

Table 3. Research support facilities in sample institutions

Table 4. Research interactions and their perceived value

Table 5. Interactions with educational institutions and users of research results

Table 6. Salary and non-salary incentives

Table 7. Use of formal and informal evaluations

List of Abbreviations

A. General:

 ANR  Agriculture and Natural Resources
 CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research
 CSIR  Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
 FORESTEK  Division of Forest Science and Technology
 FSTCU  Forestry Sector Technical Co-ordination Unit
 FTP  Forestry Training Programme
 IARCs  International Agricultural Research Centres
 LAN  Local Area Network
 LDC  Less Developing Country
 NARS  National Agricultural Research Systems
 NGO  Non-Governmental Organisation
 SACCAR  Southern African Center for Co-operation in Agricultural and Natural
Resources Research and Training
 SADC  Southern African Development Community

B. In relation to tables, figures and annexes:

 CEF  Centro de Experimentacao Florestal, Mozambique
 FAB  Forestry Association of Botswana
 FORESTEK  Division of Forest Science and Technology, S. Africa
 FRIM  Forestry Research Institute of Malawi
 ICFR  Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, S. Africa
 IRA  Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam
 LESOTHO  Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lesotho
 NAMIBIA  Directorate of Forestry, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia
 NTSP  National Tree Seed Programme, Tanzania
 SUA  Sokoine University of Agriculture (Faculty of Forestry), Tanzania
 TAFORI  Tanzania Forestry Research Institute
 UEM  Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Department of Forestry), Mozambique
 U. STELL  University of Stellenbosch (Faculty of Forestry), S. Africa
 USUTU  Usutu Pulp Company Ltd., Swaziland
 U. ZAMBIA  University of Zambia (Biological Sciences Department)
 U. ZIM  University of Zimbabwe (Biological Sciences Department)
 VELD  Veld Products Research, Botswana
 ZAMBIA  Division of Forest Research & Division of Forest Products Research,
Department of Forestry, Zambia
 ZIMFC  The Forestry Commission, Zimbabwe