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Enhancing the Capacities of farm families in Tsito traditional Area in Climate Smart Agriculture within the Weto COMDEKS landscape

The main environmental challenges confronting the landscape could be summarised as:
? Unsustainable farming practices
? Increasing habitat destruction (biodiversity loss and reduced ecosystem services)
? Inadequate livelihood support systems
? Weak institutional capacity (to support conservation and production)

PROJECT GOAL
The overall goal of this project is to promote sustainable management and utilization of natural resources for increased production, the restoration of biodiversity, wealth creation and continuous flow of ecosystem services using organic fertilizer as the basis.

Project Purpose:

This project intends to develop and sustain livelihood and wellbeing of the local communities, towards the adoption of conserved natural and semi-natural habitats and ecosystem services to reduce poverty and poverty-induced resources mismanagement.

Project Objectives
The main project objectives are to:
1. To promote the conservation of natural and semi?natural habitats and ecosystem services within Weto landscape are conserved
2. To promote sustainable organic agricultural practices implemented across the landscape to enhance and revive traditional conservation and production practices and adoption of new technologies.
3. To develop livelihood and wellbeing of target social groups within Weto Landscape sustained and enhanced through the development of livelihood enterprises in line with local tradition and culture.
4. To strengthened the institutional capacity at the landscape level to realize the goal of integrating conservation and production in the management of Weto Landscape

FIRST QUARTER REPORT

i. 3 Community entry and 3 fora was successful in three communities namely;Awakpe, Tsanodome and Awate with a total number of 120 participants of which 71 are women and 49 were men respectively.
ii. 100 Fire volunteers( 58 men and 42 women) have been trained from three communities namely,Tsanodza, Tsananyigbe and Zorgbeon fire management which has given them the needed knowledge and skills in fire management.
iii. 100ha of fire belt has been constructed by 90 fire volunteers (32 were female and 58 men) from five communities.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

SUPPORT SERVICE FOUNDATION

Country:

Ghana

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity
Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

OP5 – Y4 (Jul 14 – Jun 15)

Grant Amount:

US$ 22,400.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 14,700.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 37,500.00

Project Number:

GHA/COMDEKS/2014/019

Start Date:

12/2014

End Date:

5/2016

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Capacity - Building Component

100 persons and six institutions would be trained to invest in sustainable land management and to participate in natural resource management.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

All local people from Volta Region

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Awareness on climate change, & biodiversity conservation

Notable Community Participation

Community participation in terms of labour in fire prevention, management, nursery operation and tree planting are designed to ensure active involvement. Benefit share to cover individuals, groups and the entire community has also been built into the project activity to ensure a rise in individual income levels and community assets building to foster common property management. Regular monthly community ? Project management interface meetings would be held to discuss the way forward based on periodic observations. A link would be established to ensure exchange of ideas among implementing communities to ensure holistic approach to Weto Landscape management

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Livelihood and wellbeing of target social groups within the landscape would be sustained and enhanced through the development of livelihood enterprises in line with local tradition and culture. In order to achieve this outcome the following activities are considered to be intensifies in the project area based on prevailing conditions. a. Beekeeping would be carried out at demonstration sites involving the provision of beehives in the name of 5 individuals. However about 40 persons would be trained in beekeeping and arrangements put in place to assist them in turns. b. Community ecotourism sites would be developed around sacred groves, Caves Mountain peaks and historical sites located in all the communities. c. Establish demonstration site in organic farming and revolving Micro- Credit system

Policy Impact

National Climate Change policy and Biodiversity Conservation Strategy

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Two micro credit systems would introduced.

Gender Focus

Women would be specially supported to benefit from the micro credit.

Project Results

1. 3 Community entry and 3 fora was successful in three communities namely; Awakpe, Tsanodome and Awate with a total number of 120 participants of which 71 are women and 49 were men respectively. They were made to understand the importance of land use management. We also facilitated and help the 2 landowners and 40 farmers to sign an MOU as a means to avoid land dispute and sustain the project.

2. 100 Fire volunteers were trained from three communities namely, Tsanodza, Tsananyigbe and Zorgbe on fire management which has given them the needed knowledge and skills in fire management.
58 men and 42 women took part in the training.

3.Constructed 100ha of fire belt by 90 fire volunteers from five communities namely; Norni, Awulime, Zorgbe, Tsanodza, and Awakpe all at Tsito catchment of which 32 were female and 58 men. This will protect the demarcated area from bush fire and enhance biodiversity.

2nd Quarter

i.60 Farmers acquired skills, knowledge and supported technically to establish piggery and integrated livestock farming in the three communities, namely (Dededo, Sanga and Sawyer Kodzi). They were also trained in livelihood support enterprise. Out of this number, 6 serious farmers were supported financially with three piglets each and a pen at Sanga.

ii 6 serious farmers were also supported financially at Dededo and Sawyer Kodzi with three grass cutter and a cage each.

iii.60 Farmers acquired skills, knowledge and are utilizing the livestock by-products produced in organic fertilizer for food crop production, including agro forestry and cocoa farming.

iv.60 farmers were supported to invest in commercialize mushroom and snails farming out of this number 37 are female and 23 are male.

v.In addition twenty women were supported with Micro-Credit of GH¢100.00 each to invest in livestock farming and trading.

3rd Quarter
i.Five interested producers association (groups) with an average of 8-12 in each association (group), having a total number of sixty with 42females and 18males.

ii.Five interested producers association (groups) with an average of 8-12 in each association (group), having a total number of sixty with 42females and 18males were supported through organizational development in the three communities, namely (Dededo, Sanga and Sawyer Kodzi).

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of globally significant species protected by project 5

Biophysical

Hectares of globally significant biodiversity area protected or sustainably managed by project 100

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed/applied 2

Biophysical

Number of local policies informed in biodiversity focal area 2

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 2

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs formed or registered through the SGP project 1

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 20

Empowerment

Innovative financial mechanisms put in place through SGP project 2

Biophysical

Hectares of degraded land rest 50

Biophysical

Hectares of land sustainably managed by project 50

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 3

Biophysical

Number of local policies informed in land degradation focal area 1

Livehood

Increase in household income by increased income or reduced costs due to SGP project 100

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 50

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