Project Information
Location: Saviefe Agorkpo and Saviefe Gbogame
Duration: 24 months
Focus Area: Conservation, Restoration, Climate resilient agriculture, Livelihoods.
Funding/Implementation Partner: Global Environment Facility SGP
Project Overview
Saviefe Agorkpo and Gbogame communities, once luxuriant mountain high forest vegetation has been reduced to secondary forest through chainsaw operations, unfriendly agricultural practices unthinkable annual bushfires. Large stock of bamboo forest under threat of wanton clearing for farming as well as bushfires. Land use plan does not exist. Farming is done unscientifically on the mountain slopes.
Underlying the resource degradation are inadequate government support, lack of planned community local resource management arrangements, unguided exploitation and unsustainable resource utilization.
The goal of this project is to see a thriving socio-ecological production landscape where the local communities are actively involved in sustainable management and utilization of natural resources for increased production, the restoration of biodiversity, wealth and continuous flow of ecosystem services.
Project Objectives
Objective 1: Train/assist Saviefe communities to carry out various activities that would help conserve the landscape for resilience within carrying capacity
Objective 2: Train and support various groups and individuals to identify innovative procedures and opportunities to invest in sustainable land management.
Objective 3: Support five rural enterprises to develop sustainable trade initiatives and markets, trained farmers in climate resilient agriculture, cocoa, fruit trees and vegetables cultivation.
Objective 4: Build the capacity of 10 organizations, and develop systems and best practices in resource use and sustainable land management in the landscape.
Key Activities Implemented
Community sensitization on land degradation and climate change and its effects on farming.
Capacity building workshops on conservation, agroforestry, composting, and soil conservation techniques
Establishment of 20,000 capacity tree nursery for agroforestry, restoration and distribution to farmers to plant on their farms.
Field demonstration for climate-smart agricultural practices
Capacity building of traditional authorities, duty bearers-in climate change and its effects on farming and livelihood.
Impact & Results
60 hectares of degraded land restored through agroforestry, forest regeneration systems
250 farmers trained in climate-smart agriculture and tree planting on farms practices.
20,000 economic, exotic, and fruits tree in seedlings nursed and planted in project communities.
Bush-fire incidents reduced in project communities.
Improved soil moisture retention and crop yields in project communities.
Stakeholders, duty bearers, communities well informed of climate change impacts on agriculture and farming.
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