ACT believes in building partnerships with strategically positioned stakeholders as an efficient approach to better serve the Network membership.

ACT is proactively pursing collaboration, partnerships and liaison with various regional and inter-continental organizations.

At national level, key players and stakeholders (including government departments, NGOs, farmer organizations and Private Sector) are the central lifeline for the Network. ACT notes as a matter of principle that the Network will have to draw its mandate based on the needs of these national and local level players and stakeholders. There should be clear ownership and commitments from these institutions, players and stakeholders.

The Network aims to establish formal links and partnerships, if seen necessary and valuable to the extent of MoUs) with relevant national research institutes, training centres and government departments. This will be based on identified issues of mutual practical collaboration. These players and stakeholders are potentially the key users of the Network’s services; on the other hand there are the ones to contribute to the value of the information/knowledge that makes networking worth-the-while for everybody.

Currently, conservation agricultural related networks or national committees are known to exist or been established in a number of countries.

It should be noted that there are number of other Networks who are also collaborating with ACT which are not necessary CA based, but do embrace some elements of CA.

At International level, ACT is partnering with organizations such as FAO, ICRAF, IFAD and SADC in its operations. ACT has also been an active player in the NEPAD agenda, especially on Pillar 1 aspects that addresses sustainable land and water management.