There are 441 projects that match your search.
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Tanzania
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Land Degradation
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2005
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12,668.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/COMPACT/GEF/05/06 |
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Mabungo village is situated in a semi arid areain the lowland of Mt. kilimanjaro, this area receives very low rainfall whereby only irrigation can assure reliable crop production. A total of 250 families depend on Mabungo furrow as the source of ( ... )
for domestic use, livestock as well as for irrigation. The furrow has a long history way back 1940. It was constructed by the villagers under the Chief leadership.
The furrow was not in use after the intake was washed away by floods in 2004 rendered abstraction of water from the river to be difficult. This project intends to help the community to rehabilitate this farrow to be able to
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Tanzania
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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33,716.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/SGP/OP3/Y1/05/02 |
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Many years of studies and trials have proved that solution to chronic problems of food shortage and hunger lies in small-scale community based irrigation schemes. Priority is given to those that use renewable energy technologies. It is in view of ( ... )
tributes of small scale solar or wind powered irrigation schemes that the GEF Small Grants Programme intends to support establishment of demonstration projects. Its main objective is to promote wide use of solar energy in irrigation farming through support to a demonstration community based irrigation
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Tanzania
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Land Degradation
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2005
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30,784.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/04/04 |
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Forests in Mbinga like in the rest of the country have been and are being threatened by uncontrolled degradation and conversion to other types of land uses. This is influenced by increased human needs' agricultural expansion, environmentally ( ... )
l mismanagements including for example, bush fires, lack of anti poaching measures and unsustainable commercial logging. The project's primary objective is to initiate a tree-planting programme as one of land rehabilitation measures and promote awareness on good land husbandry for sustainable community livelihoods in Mbinga
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Tanzania
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International Waters
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2005
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20,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/CWI/04/05 |
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Lusala Village is located in Ludewa District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. LUSALA is approximately 700 km South West of capital Dar es Salaam. The village is estaimated to have 4,000 people. In 2001, Lusala Villagers took steps to protect water ( ... )
s by planting trees around it. Villagers were also sinsitised to refrain from living and undertaking any socio-economic activities in catchment areas. This project seeks to establish a community water supply scheme at Lusala Village. When the project is completed, maximum walking distance to the closest water drawing point will be 400 metres compared to a present distance of 1,2 to 2
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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24,978.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/COMPACT/GEF/05/04 |
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Water resources are becoming scarce in many parts around Mt. Kilimanjaro. In South Uru Ward where the Mitroo irrigation scheme is located, villagers are concern about conservation of water resources and through this project they will reduce water ( ... )
on this scheme. In the implementation of this project trees will be planted on river banks and the law of keeping away any human activities within the 30 meters from the river will be implemented.
The other objective of this project is to facilitate 750 households in managing water sources in order to improve agricultural activities along Mitroo irrigation
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Tanzania
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Land Degradation
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2005
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22,084.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/NBI-NTEAP/05/02 |
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Agricultural production system along Mara River Basin, just like in most other parts of the country have been under severe stress due to high land degradation rates contributed by high human and animal population pressure on available natural ( ... )
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The project aims at conserving the cultivated and grazing land along Mara River Basin, increase agricultural and livestock production from small-scale farmers along the Mara River Basin. It will also intensify agroforesty and multipurpose tree planting along the Mara River.
The project will also create greater awareness through education and training of extension workers, farmers,
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Tanzania
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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37,136.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/04/06 |
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Solar drying is promoted because of its importance in reducing post-harvest losses particularly for perishable products like fish, fruits and vegetables. Solar dried products can be transported to markets where demand is high. The main objective ( ... )
promote and disseminate solar drying technology and its products through awareness creation, training, developing local commercial markets and creating synergies with other stakeholders in solar drying
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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15,515.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/COMPACT/GEF/05/05 |
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Sisamaro village in Kibosho Ward is among the poor villagers in Kilimanjaro in terms of family income and nutrition. This village boarders Mt. Kilimanjaro forest. The poverty situation has contributed in environment destruction including illegal ( ... )
utting for sell of timber and fuel wood.
The collapse of coffee industry in Kilimanjaro and poor quality of coffee produced by many farmers due to dwindling of agricultural extension servicers has also contributed to poverty in this area. This project intends to introduce mushroom as an alternative cash crop to coffee as a source of income to poor communities. Mushrooms requires little
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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15,306.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/COMPACT/GEF/05/07 |
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The objective of this project is to involve local communities adjacent to Mt. Kilimanjaro in Rombo District to participate in preventing and suppressing forest fires which occur in Mt. Kilimanjaro forest reserve. Repeated incidences of forest fires ( ... )
natural forest of Mt. Kilimanjaro has contributed in the loss of biodiversity and nature habitat. Forest fires have increased the number of opportunity species such as Erica in the forest of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The project will create awareness to the communities on the dangers of forest fires, and modern beekeeping activities which use closed fire in honey harvesting.
The project will also
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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36,464.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/SGP/OP3/Y1/05/15 |
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The problem of land degradation is an urgent and pressing issue around Ruaha National Park. Without education about land-use, water conservation and the importance of the local natural resources, the problem of land degradation will continue in the ( ... )
l park for many years . The main objective of this project is to promote environmental awareness and land use management skills for the present generation namely children and their parents in Pawaga division through environmental education especillay in primary
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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26,533.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/SGP/OP3/Y1/05/12 |
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The problem of environmental degradation and pollution on Mt. Uluguru slopes has been persistent for a very long time without proper and sustainable checks. Uluguru mountains are now deprived of its natural flora, fauna and soil due to unscientific ( ... )
tion of natural resources by human activities. The project main objective is to contribute towards reversing the deteriorating trend of flora, fauna and soils on Uluguru mountains through involving grassroots people in conservation and protection
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Tanzania
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2005
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22,452.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/NBI-NTEAP/05/03 |
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(1) The project main objective is to improve social economic status of the population through environmental remedial measures linked with a reduction in Women's workload.
(2) It will also enable at least 60% of the adult community members to ( ... )
n from practices that degrade the environment through awareness creation to WDCs (50) village members (400) field volunteers and 40 fire fighters.
(3) It will also reduce firewood consumption rate by construction of 150 low fuel wood consuming stoves and promote tree planting by establishing 4 tree nurseires and 8 woodlots of 400,000
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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41,658.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/SGP/OP3/Y1/05/13 |
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Most of the areas around Kibamba are bare. Therefore, they are susceptible to soil and wind erosion, which accelerate land degradation.The Sisters of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro own a 35-acre farmland, which is severely degraded just like the ( ... )
nding land. Therefore, they are intending to contribute towards sustainable land management by turning their 35-acre land into a well-managed farmland for demonstration to the neighborhood that it is possible to control land
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Tanzania
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Biodiversity
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2005
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23,585.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/04/07 |
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Areas in the eastern shores of Lake Victoria face dryland degradation. The condition is deteriorating to the extent of reducing land productivity. The objective of this project therefore it to utilize the newly introduced GEF Operational Programme ( ... )
to support on-the -ground interventions to address land degradation at the community level in Mwibara ward.
Project's primary objective is to rehabilitate degraded lands through promotion of community
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Tanzania
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2005
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20,557.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TAN/NBI-NTEAP/05/06 |
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The project main objective is to support community environmental initiatives in order to minimize impacts of land degradation in to the Mara River.
This project is a community based and aims at enhancing communities to plant trees, protect the ( ... )
ng natural forests, practice improved beekeeping, fish farming, use of controur farming on steep land, use of improved animal husbandry, use of energy serving stoves for domestic purposes and practice environmental friendly horticultural farming
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Tanzania
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International Waters
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2004
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14,636.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/04/03 |
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WEVIDHA Objective is to break the long perpetrated tradition by people living on the lakeshore to regard the lake as their waste bay. Also to break the long held habit of urinating and defecating in the Lake. The NGO will also demonstrate how pit ( ... )
es can be constructed in a sandy or rocky environment. In 2002 WEVIDHA received US $ 30,080 to improve environmental sanitation along Lake Victoria shoreline by building pit
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Tanzania
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International Waters
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2004
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20,090.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TAN/CWI/04/01 |
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Lufumbu is a small village, 700km South West of capital Dar es Salaam. The village has a population of 3,670 people. All people in this village live on less thatn $ 1 per day. Villagers in this village earn a living through agriculture. In 1993, ( ... )
Village implemented a water project through support from UNDP/Africa 2000 Network. The project, a gravity water supply scheme had the following features: an itake, 2km rasing main, a 60,000 reservoir tank, distribution mains covering 9 km, 21 drawing points and a strong village water management committee. The project aims at expanding coverage by extending and consolidating the community water
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Tanzania
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International Waters
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2004
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20,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/CWI/04/03 |
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Lusala Village is located in Ludewa District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. LUSALA is approximately 700 km South West of capital Dar es Salaam. The village is estaimated to have 4,000 people. In 2001, Lusala Villagers tppk steps to protect water ( ... )
s by planting trees around it. Villagers were also sinsitised to refrain from living and undertaking any socio-economic activities in catchment areas. This project seeks to establish a community water supply scheme at Lusala Village. When the project is completed, maximum walking distance to the closest water drawing point will be 400 metres compared to a present distance of 1,2 to 2
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Tanzania
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International Waters
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2004
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25,000.00
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Phase 1
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Project Number: TAN/CWI/04/02 |
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Lutewele Irrigation Project is located in Ludewa District, approximately 700km from the capital of Dar es Salaam. The projects is owned and operated by an association of farmers which has 35 members. Its main objective is to expand the command area ( ... )
r to increase crop production.Also expand and consolidate a Cooperative Irrigation Scheme for enhanced poverty reduction
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Tanzania
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2004
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21,267.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TAN/04/02 |
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For five years now, KAKUTE a technology development company in Arusha has been working with a US Based Foundation known as McKnight Foundation to assist women farmers in Monduli District to plan Jatropha trees with the view to increasing their ( ... )
through selling of Jatropha seeds. The company has alsobeen carrying out experiments for production of soaps,oil for lighting and cooking. The comany has also been trying to produce bio diesel.
KAKUTE's main objective is to expand production of Jatropha for income generation and promotion of oil
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