The Abrono Organic Farming Project (ABOFAP) is implementing community waste management, climate smart sustainable agriculture and livelihood development project in Forikrom, Fiaso and Tanoso communities in Techiman Municipal of Brong Ahafo Region. The project is supporting Government initiative in offering women and the youth jobs and training and making them self-supporting. The project target 300 farmers (women and youth) to acquire techniques of organic vegetable production and support 500 household to learn proper ways of waste segregation and disposal. Moreover, it seeks to assist farmers to increase their income and also reduce the use of agro-chemicals.

During the quarter under review, the project organized start up workshop for 30 stakeholder. It completed 20% of compost facility and supported 420 farm families to segregate into of organic and non-organic at source. The project successfully decomposed the biodegradable waste into organic manure. The project trained 20 youth as environ-entrepreneurs and mobilized 120 farmers in 3 communities (Forikrom, Fiaso and Tanoso ) to practice climate smart agriculture. The project set up organic demonstration vegetable farms at Forikrom, Fiaso and Tanoso and assisted 120 farmers to acquire basic tools and adop small scale drip irrigation system for dry season organic vegetable farming during the dry season. Additional 35 farmers were trained and assisted in tree growing groups and community tree nursery practices (i.e. grafting of mangoes and cashew) and beekeeping

The detailed performance was as follows:

Recycle Organic Waste into Compost Fertilizer at Forikrom

ABOFAP already completed negotiation with the chief and elders of Forikrom and the entire community on the compost project. Land had been released, commitment letter signed and 75% of compost structure completed. A startup meeting for Stakeholders was held on the 9th of February 2018 at ABOFAP Office Forikrom. 30 participants were drawn from the Traditional Authorities, Media, Municipal Assembly, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Information Department, Department of social Welfare, Farmers, and Ghana Education Service. All the stakeholders pledged their support for the project and visited the compost site. The construction of Compost Facility is 85% completed and segregated organic waste is heap at the site for composting.
420 farm families were supplied with two waste bins each to segregate domestic waste into organic and non-organic in their homes. These waste were collected daily and sent to the compost plant.
20 youth were trained in the compost business. They were able to process 200 tons of domestic waste into organic fertilizer which was supplied to 30 farmers to practice climate smart vegetable production. 20 Youth were trained and are now managing the community compost preparation project.
300 women and youth would have been trained and resourced to practice sustainable organic agriculture by using bio-fertilizers
The project mobilized vegetable farmers in 3 communities (Forikrom, Tanoso and Faiso). 120 farmers (60% women) were mobilized from Forikrom, Tanoso, and Fiaso. The project trained 60 farmers in the basis of organic farming. Eight thousand (8,000) capacity nursery has been established close ABOFAP Office to train farmers and extension agents on nursery practices. Organic Vegetable demonstration farms established on 20 lead farmer?s own farms (I acre each) to established to train colleague farmers at Fiaso, Forikrom and Tanoso. 30 farmers trained in dry season gardening.
30 women and Youth have successfully piloted the use of bio-fertilizer in vegetable farming.
Farmers training schools set up to train farmers on farms

Provide alternative livelihood (Beekeeping and Tree nursery) for farmer who are interested in tree plantations

The project organized sensitization workshop on the 2 identified livelihood activities (grafting of mangoes and bee-keeping). The project organized three tree growing groups and established a tree nursery capable of producing 8,000 indigenous and exotic species seedlings to satisfy planting demands. 20 farmers were trained and assisted in tree growing, nursery practices and planting (i.e. Grafting of economic trees like cashew and mangoes). Twenty farmers were trained in beekeeping. Abofab assisted farmers with beehives, bee suits, smokers and other beekeeping materials and helped to monitor the beekeepers.

Second Disbursement Results

Recycle Organic Waste into Compost Fertilizer at Forikrom
ABOFAP already completed negotiation with the chief and elders of Forikrom and the entire community on the compost project. Land had been released, commitment letter signed and 75% of compost structure completed. A startup meeting for Stakeholders was held on the 9th of February 2018 at ABOFAP Office Forikrom. 30 participants were drawn from the Traditional Authorities, Media, Municipal Assembly, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Information Department, Department of social Welfare, Farmers, and Ghana Education Service. All the stakeholders pledged their support for the project and visited the compost site. The construction of Compost Facility is 85% completed and segregated organic waste is heap at the site for composting.

420 farm families were supplied with two waste bins each to segregate domestic waste into organic and non-organic in their homes. These waste were collected daily and sent to the compost plant.
20 youth were trained in the compost business. They were able to process 200 tons of domestic waste into organic fertilizer which was supplied to 30 farmers to practice climate smart vegetable production. 20 Youth were trained and are now managing the community compost preparation project.
300 women and youth would have been trained and resourced to practice sustainable organic agriculture by using bio-fertilizers.

The project mobilized vegetable farmers in 3 communities (Forikrom, Tanoso and Faiso). 120 farmers (60% women) were mobilized from Forikrom, Tanoso, and Fiaso. The project trained 60 farmers in the basis of organic farming. Eight thousand (8,000) capacity nursery has been established close ABOFAP Office to train farmers and extension agents on nursery practices. Organic Vegetable demonstration farms established on 20 lead farmer?s own farms (I acre each) to established to train colleague farmers at Fiaso, Forikrom and Tanoso. 30 farmers trained in dry season gardening.
30 women and Youth have successfully piloted the use of bio-fertilizer in vegetable farming.
Farmers training schools set up to train farmers on farms.

Provide alternative livelihood (Beekeeping and Tree nursery) for farmer who are interested in tree plantations.

The project organized sensitization workshop on the 2 identified livelihood activities (grafting of mangoes and bee-keeping). The project organized three tree growing groups and established a tree nursery capable of producing 8,000 indigenous and exotic species seedlings to satisfy planting demands. 20 farmers were trained and assisted in tree growing, nursery practices and planting (i.e. Grafting of economic trees like cashew and mangoes). Twenty farmers were trained in beekeeping. Abofab assisted farmers with beehives, bee suits, smokers and other beekeeping materials and helped to monitor the beekeepers.