- The project had some major delays at the start as the 1st disbursement was delayed at the bank and the grantee could not receive it on time due to problems with the Intermediary Bank. When it was finally sorted out after a 4 month delay, the MOA was Amended and the project formally commenced in April 2019.-

- A tree nursery was established in the village of Kuntair in the North Bank Region where 25, 000 seedlings of various tree species wee propagated to be used for agroforestry in support of the project's goal of incorporating pollinator trees on farmlands.

- A survey of farmers willing to participate in the programme was jointly conducted by the management of the project and the farmers concerned where discussions were held. At the end of the survey, a consultative meeting was held at The Kiang West National Park where 15 farmers received training on agroforestry practices and bee keeping techniques. The 15 selected farmers came from communities living around the 3 protected areas of Kiang West National Park, Jokadou National Park and Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve. The selected farmers came from the following villages: Jurunku, Nyofelleh, Kasewa, batelling, Dumbutu, Sandeng, Jataba, Kinteh Kunda, Marong Kunda and Njaba kunda.

- A bee keeping training session was also conducted for the 15 participating farmers during which they were trained on modern approaches to conservation bee farming, bee hive construction, care and management of apiaries, harvesting methods, products transformation and marketing skills. The sessions also included bee conservation techniques such as bush fire prevention measures - which is the biggest threat to bee survival in The Gambia.

_ At the conclusion of the bee keeping training, a total of 90 beehives were distributed to the 15 participating farmers from the different communities along with sets of tools such as suits, smokers, etc.

- Training on nursery management was also conducted for the nursery attendant in Kuntair who will be responsible for taking care of the seedlings in the nursery.

- Due to the late start of the rains in 2019, the planting of the seedlings on the farmer's fields could only take place in late August. Seedlings were also provided to communities for planting in their community lands to improve the tree cover and enhance pollination of field crops.