Welcome to the Tree Domestication Team
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The Tree Domestication
Team is a recent initiative (March 2007) to join forces in the
areas of tree domestication, forest genetic resources and
agroforestry. Our joint experience has been developed
primarily through work on genetic diversity in tropical farms and
forests. |
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Our joint experience
can offer ‘critical mass’ in our subject area and a balance of
strategic, applied and theoretical knowledge gathered from
experience across a wide range of geographic locations in Africa,
Asia and Latin America. |
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Our work experience
lies in research and development, including in private enterprise
development; areas covered include the design and implementation
of participatory research methodologies to policy development and
commercially viable business enterprises. |
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Team members and areas of special interest are:
Dr Ir Ard Lengkeek:
Biodiesel value chains (Jatropha), private enterprise development,
farmer organisational structures, Access and Benefit Sharing
arrangements, participatory research on tree biodiversity management
and the link with HIV/AIDS, and medicinal trees.
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Dr Ian Dawson:
Development of genetic resource management plans incorporating
molecular characterisation approaches, tree seed production and
supply systems, the history of human tree management in the tropics;
and theoretical analysis of ‘bio-diversification’ strategies in
agroforestry systems.
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Dr John Weber:
Development of participatory strategies and networks for enrichment
and sustainable management of tree biodiversity by farm and forest
communities, the incorporation of indigenous knowledge into research
and development actions; and institutional and local capacity
building. |
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