Land evaluation – towards a revised framework
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Land evaluation should consider all stakeholders
An important additional principle to the revised principles of the 1976 Framework
concerns the stakeholders in the land. It is a prerequisite for effective land evaluation
that all stakeholders are adequately considered and consulted.
The techniques of
participatory appraisal and stakeholder analysis are key tools for conducting a land
evaluation with the full involvement of stakeholders.
In principle, participation by stakeholders should take place continuously at
all
stages of the survey, but this will not usually be possible. In practice, and as an
essential minimum, discussion with farmers and other stakeholders can take place at
two, possibly three, stages:
¾At
the start of an evaluation, as part of Initial Consultations. In development
projects, such discussion can be built into the project cycle, and may take place
before the terms of reference are finalized.
¾Possibly,
at one or more interim stages, when early results show that modifications
need to be made to the original proposals.
¾Towards the end of the survey, when provisional results are available, but before
they are finalized. All stakeholders should be presented
with the draft proposals,
and given a clear opportunity to comment upon them.
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