ODI's Options for Supporting On-farm Conservation in Eastern and Southern Africa project aims to assess the potential for scaling-up different kinds of grass-roots level support for on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity in Eastern and Southern Africa. It will provide information for grass-roots development workers, national policy makers and the international biodiversity community on what kinds of support are most effective and what are the pre-conditions for their success.

Funded by the British Darwin Initiative and German BMZ/GTZ Managing Agrobiodiversity in Rural Areas Project, the project is being implemented by a consortium of individuals and organizations working on issues related to on-farm conservation in the region and internationally. It features training, participatory field work, and an integrated documentation and information strategy.