Following the receipt of the 1st grant payment in January 2018, the following activities were implemented:

- At the start of activities, the project conducted sensitization activities for the beneficiary communities. Four (4) communities namely, Jajari, Taliya, Jumansarr Ba and Yallal Tankonjala were sensitized on promoting bee farming through Agro-forestry Intervention Practices in the Upper Baddibu District.

- Farmers registration exercise were conducted from the 4 communities namely Jajara 54 (50 males, 4 females), Taliya 24 (23 males,1 female),jumansarr Ba 62 (59 males, 3 females) and Yallal Tankonjala 53 (51 males and 2 female)

- Sensitizations of stakeholder meeting were conducted in Farafenni, where 40 farmers (32 Males and 8 Females) trained on the project concept and implementation.

- Training conducted for 26 farmers (8 males and 18 females) on beekeeping and processing of bee products into soaps, body creams with emphasis on supporting small holder farmers to diversify income generating activities through beekeeping.

- 31 Farmers trained on Agro forestry farming practices (23 males and 8 females) and value additions.

Training of 16 youths on Beekeeping techniques, methods, and skills (12 males and 4 females) was successfully completed.

The Establishment of 9,000 Pollinator Seedling Nursery was Sub-contracted to Mama Tamba Youth Empowerment Association in Illiassa Village, Upper Baddibu District, North Bank Region.
This nursery has already been established and almost 8,000 seedlings has been grown in nursery bags and are growing.

- 121 community members were sensitized from the 4 Communities namely Jumansarr Ba, Yallal Tankonjala, Taliya and Jajari about the Project concept, Promoting Bee Farming Through Agro-forestry Intervention Practices and a total of 72 male and 49 female

- A daylong stake holder meeting was conducted to bring together 40 farmers 32 male 8 female as stakeholders to discuss about the project Concept and implementation activities

- 26 youths and women?s were trained on processing of Bee products into products such as soap and body cream skills and techniques. Out of these youth trained 8 are males 18 females

- 16 Farmers were train on beekeeping skills12 male and 4 female, the training bring together youth and women from the four communities to gather skills on beekeeping, topic treated are honey processing, important of honey, site selection for beekeeping.


- 31 Farmers were trained on agro forestry participants 23 male and 8 female were drawn from four communities ,the objectives of this training on agro forestry management is thereby enhancing the rational utilization of forest resources
The training content was on forest management, principles case of the Gambia forest management principles, categories of forest, Gambia forest policy ,deforestation ,sustainable agriculture ,afforest ration and it benefits

- 193 farmers were registered from the beneficiary communities mainly Jajari,Jumansarr Ba, Yallal Tankonjala and Taliya, the main aim is to identify farmers in the beneficiary community who will be sensitized about the project Concept by Promoting Bee farming Through Agroforestry Intervention Practices.

Upon receipt of the 2nd grant payment, the following activities were implemented:

- 40 bee hives, 16 bee suits, 16 pairs of gloves, 4 smokers, 4 sets of hive tools, 16 pairs of boots, wax and 8 catcher boxes were distributed among the beneficiary villages of Yallal Tankong Jala, Jumansarr Ba, Taliya and Jajari as support for the project activities on promoting bee farming through agroforestry intervention practices in the areas.

- A handing over ceremony was held at the tree central nursery in Illiassa attended and presided over by the Regional Governor of the North Bank Region. At the ceremony, 9, 000 pollinator trees were distributed among 100 members (22 female and 78 males) of the project communities with 2, 465seedlings given to Jumangsarr Ba, 2, 455 seedlings to Yallal Tankong Jal, 2, 455 seedlings to Jajari and 1, 625 seedlings to Taliya.

- The tree seedlings were planted in the latter part of August and following monitoring exercises as follow up activities, it was discovered that more than 90% of the seedlings transplanted survived.

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