WP4. Data integration and designing solutions for resilient rubber cultivation systems for smallholders in a context of climate change

This work package WP4 aims at integrating project data from WP1, WP2 and WP3, and designing both planting packages, experimental network and tools for further establishment and monitoring of on-farm trials. Data integration and solutions designing will follow a step-by-step process throughout the life of the project with all stakeholders.

Through a participatory approach initiated in WP1 with all categories of stakeholders, both needs, requirements and local knowledge will be analysed in connexion with the capacity of rubber-based agroforestry and monospecific plantations studied in WP2. This will lead to identify crop/varieties and cropping system ideotypes for more resilient rubber cultivation systems in smallholdings. The relevant traits characterized in the Hevea germplasm (WP3) and intercrop species will be selected for a theoretical design of replanting packages. A Kobocollect tool will be developed to be able to monitor the upcoming on-farm trial.

This work package consists of 4 sub-activities:

4.1 Progressive data and knowledge integration throughout the project

4.2 Second Multilateral Workshop on Data integration and designing solutions for resilient rubber cultivation systems for smallholders in a context of climate change

4.3 Development of KoboCollect system for the formalization of on-farm data collection

4.4 Sharing and dissemination of co-constructed solutions