Materials and Methods
This paper draws on insights from more than five years of work of a
consortium of NGOs on land tenure security and improved agricultural
practices in Burundi. It utilizes evaluations of two land tenure
projects in Burundi, financed by the government of the Netherlands and
USAID based on the Fit For Purpose Land Administration Approach (Enemark
et al 2016) and evaluations of a (climate smart) agriculture project
based on the innovative PIP (Plan Integré Paysan/Integrated Farm
Planning) approach, developed by Wageningen University (van Duivenbooden
et al 2015). The outcomes of these projects are assessed and
opportunities to improve both approaches through creating mutually
reinforcing effects identified. Based on this comparative assessment an
integrated approach is sketched which promises to address significant
shortcomings that hinder sustainable and broad-scale achievements in
fighting soil erosion in Burundi and which has a potential to be adapted
in other contexts. The paper is based on a broader assessment of the
literature on sustainable land management in developing and in
particular post-conflict countries.