Essai de reconstitution du cadre d'action et des opportunités en matière d'agroforesterie en République Démocratique du Congo: perspectives pour une politique publique

There is no consolidated agroforestry policy document in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study therefore aimed at proposing what could be termed as an ‘agroforestry action framework’ for this country. Using public policy analysis approach, we have tapped into thousands of hard and soft law instruments from international, national and subnational levels to build this construct. These instruments are related to the following sectors: forestry, agriculture, environment, land tenure, economy and rural development. This reconstitution reveals that not all aspects of agroforestry are sufficiently covered by legal and policy documents. On the one hand, regulations relevant to the following aspects present important weaknesses, gaps or inconsistencies: production and distribution of agroforestry tree germplasm; property rights related to indigenous knowledge; harvesting of trees on farm; post harvest of agroforestry products; taxation of agroforestry products; research, education and extension; land and tree tenure; and institutional coordination and policy coherence.

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