PAFERN [Philippines Agroforestry Education and Research Network]: making a difference in agroforestry education in the Philippines
2010
Landicho, L.D. | Tolentino, L.L. | Cabahug, R.D., Philippines Univ. Los Baños, College, Laguna (Philippines) Inst. of Agroforestry
Agroforestry education is already 30 years of existence in the Philippines. While there was a mounting interest among the state colleges and universities to offer various types of agroforestry education programs in the Philippines, these institutions were faced with a number of issues, development needs and challenges that hindered program implementation. This article highlights the significant contributions of the Philippine Agroforestry Education and Research Network (PAFERN) in strengthening the quality of agroforestry education in the Philippines. It argues that institutional capacity-building programs of PAFERN, including staff capacity-building programs, building learning resources and support facilities; building institutional linkages; providing access to agroforestry information; and enhancing policy advocacy programs made a difference in the current state of agroforestry education in the Philippines. PAFERN has generated a number of lessons from its eight years of education networking. These lessons could serve as a guide for the other young education networks in forestry and other natural resources management programs. The experience of PAFERN in strengthening agroforestry education in the Philippines only prove that creative networking and implementation of need-driven capacity-building programs would help advance a specific field or area of concern. PAFERN should continue providing institutional capacity-building programs to sustain its relationships, resources and relevance in a changing world.
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