Promoting Industrial Hemp for the Environment and Community Socio-economic Empowerment in Kunar
The project is focused on protecting the environment and strengthen local economy through cultivation of industrial Hemp plants. Industrial Hemp or Cannabis sativa L. is a quick growing, annual herb with a multitude of uses covering a range of products derived from fiber or oil seed that have been known throughout history. The project will set a model to control deforestation, soil erosion, reduce siltation of waterways, increase carbon sinks, introduce a new alternative for making papers. Through the project, women will be trained to make rope and a number of other products as mean for their economic empowerment.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Nawai Nai Afghan Women Association on Afghanistan
Country:
Afghanistan
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 48,651.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 7,850.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 40,280.00
Project Number:
AFG/SGP/OP6/Y5/STAR/CC/2019/42
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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