Rangeland and marketing development support programme as climate mitigation and adaptation for northern communal areas - Ohangwena region
*Note: Originally NAM/SGP/OP6/Y2/CORE/LD/2017/01
The project aimed at improving rangeland management, basic livestock management and cropping practices as well as marketing training and support as climate change mitigation and adaptation. This was achieved through training lead farmers to train others. Grazing Area committees and farmers were trained then they conducted activities such development of vaccinations plans, joint planning and budgeting and others. Professional herders were based within the communities and are part of the community members.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Ohangwena Regional Livestock Marketing Cooperative
Country:
Namibia
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 49,909.59
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 12,365.04
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 95,972.58
Project Number:
NAM/SGP/OP5/STAR/LD/2017/01 - recoded
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Policy Influence
Not yet determined but since the project work hand in hand with the government officia there might be a possibility that some policies will be influenced by the project results.
Project sustainability
The project demonstrated that communities faced by bushencroachment can engage into a number of activities that will sustain their environmental well being and their livelihoods. The project will support itself by earnings via facilitating auctions and by engaging in bush to feed activities. Bu the scaleof operation will be reduced.
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Indicators
Empowerment
Number of women participated / involved in SGP project
100
Empowerment
Number of indigenous people participated/involved in SGP project
1
Biophysical
Hectares of land sustainably managed by project
100
SGP Country office contact
Mr. Nickey Lazarus Gaseb
Phone:
+264 61 431 7700
Email:
Address
C/O Environment Investment Fund of Namibia, 8933 Heinitzburg Heights. c/o Heinitzburg & Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab Streets, Klein Windhoek, Windhoek 9000, Khomas. Namibia.
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