• Is supporting continuing on-farm trials with trees, medicinal plants, and fodder grasses, as well as on-farm testing of agroforestry models (Baoshan Forestry Bureau, Nujiang Forestry Bureau, Southwest Forestry College, YFVC).

• Is supporting efforts to shift state and collective forest management in Baoshan away from an emphasis on monoculture plantations toward more diverse, multi-use, and economically and ecologically viable forests (Baoshan Forestry Bureau);
• Helped to establish nurseries as a first phase of improving buffer zone management in the Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve (Nujiang Environmental Protection Bureau, YFVC).

• Supported market surveys on the economic potential of selected tree and non-timber forest product species in Baoshan and Nujiang (Baoshan Forestry Bureau, Nujiang Forestry Bureau, Southwest Forestry College);
• Backed participatory technology development to help farmers select tree varieties and planting techniques (Baoshan Forestry Bureau); 
• Is supporting monitoring and evaluation to determine the soil fertility and socio-economic benefits of agroforestry experiments in Baoshan (Baoshan Forestry Bureau);
• Provided the Baoshan and Nujiang Forestry Bureaus with GIS-based land use maps and satellite images.

Bringing Diversity to Smallholder Farmers in Baoshan   ICRAF-China is working closely with the Baoshan Forestry Bureau to provide farmers with the resources they need to experiment with new plant varieties. In Pingzhang Village, ICRAF-China is supporting the Forestry Bureau¡¯s efforts to provide high quality pear, walnut, and chestnut saplings. With ICRAF-China support, the Forestry Bureau has also begun participatory on-farm trials with seven different varieties of medicinal plants, which are being intercropped on SLCP-designated land. Initially supporting small groups of active households, the Forestry Bureau will scale up its activities through facilitating information exchange