Values and Goals
Values
CSRL believes that:
- Hunger and poverty are the result of multiple barriers that limit the ability of individuals, families, and communities to meet their most basic needs.
- All individuals, families, and communities have experience, knowledge, assets, and capabilities that are essential elements in efforts to overcome these barriers.
- Civic participation and partnerships are fundamental to building stronger communities.
- Sustainable livelihoods can be achieved through improved understanding of local assets, networking with others, and innovative use of indigenous and science-based knowledge and technologies.
Goals
- Establish and grow effective partnerships with developing country organizations and leaders to train and support farmers and rural community institutions
- Through our developing country partners, train and support farmers to improve food security, incomes, natural resource management, nutrition, and health
- Through our developing country partners, strengthen capabilities and assets of rural people and their institutions to improve their livelihoods and abilities to respond to challenges and emerging opportunities
- Facilitate discovery and application of science-based and indigenous knowledge through contributions by faculty members, staff and students from ISU, our developing country counterparts and community partners
