Appendix 1: Future Versions of the SARD Project Toolkit

Future editions of the SARD Project Toolkit will also build on this initial version in the following ways:

Information will sought from practitioners to provide guidance on the application of the frameworks, approaches and tools and provide concrete examples of their application.
Advice on the relative merits and appropriate use of the different frameworks, approaches and tools, which is based on practitioners’ experience in their use, will be provided to help readers choose between different frameworks, approaches and tools.
Material may be developed to assist in training development practitioners in the use and application of the frameworks, approaches and tools.
Additional frameworks, approaches and tools that promote sustainability will be included on the recommendation of people working in the design and formulation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of agriculture and rural development projects. Some suggestions for additional frameworks, approaches and tools to be included are provided below (see Table A1)
Additional frameworks, approaches and tools developed by the FAO will be included, while maintaining a balance across the different actors and organizations contributing to sustainability in agriculture and rural development.

Table A1: Frameworks, approaches and tools to be considered for inclusion in future editions of the SARD Project Toolkit:

Framework/approach/tool	Description
Incorporating Social Dimensions	A model for incorporating social dimensions into development projects
Guidelines for Sociological Analysis	A guideline to incorporate sociological assessment into the early diagnosis of development projects rather than being used as descriptive background.
Participatory Research for Sustainable Livelihoods	An approach for incorporating participation into Sustainable Livelihoods Research
The LEADER Model	Guidelines for defining and designing sustainable rural development projects and their evaluation
Farmer Field Schools	A participatory approach to extension and an approach for involving farmers in the delivery of extension
The Platform Approach	A broadened approach to extension including social factors
Evaluation of Rural Development Programmes	Guidelines for evaluation of rural development and agriculture programmes
Evaluation in a DPISR Framework	A framework incorporating a DPSIR approach in evaluation and recommended agri-environmental indicators
Sustainability Indicators	A list of recommended sustainability indicators

Any links between these frameworks, approaches and tools suggested for inclusion in the SARD Project Toolkit and those already summarised in the Toolkit, will be identified as new additions to the Toolkit are made.

Suggestions for frameworks, approaches and tools to be identified or developed for inclusion in future editions of the SARD Project Toolkit:

Exit strategies for agriculture and rural development projects
Impact Assessment
Cultural Indicators
Finance for SARD (i.e. income generation, rural credit and banking)
Legal Tools (i.e. gender equity, protection of indigenous knowledge)
Integrating Indigenous and Technical knowledge
Environmental Markets
SARD and Globalisation (i.e. linking local communities into global networks)
Ecological Agriculture
Decentralisation for SARD.