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Maximizing Agroecology and Reforestation for Sustainable Agricultural Livelihood- A Case Study of Sierra Greenfields Agricultural Cooperatives, Senehun, Kamajei Chiefdom, Moyamba District.

The project is implemented by Sierra Greenfields a profitable agribusiness that engages local communities (out-growers- mainly women and young people) and explores innovations that are driven by technology and sustainable agricultural practices. This project is a pilot agro-ecology in vegetable production at a village called Senehun as a nucleus farm site for their out-growers, by producing organic fertilizers from bio-fertilizers making machinery and vermicomposting. In addition, Greenfields will conduct tree planting on 2 km riparian deforested vegetation of Tibei River that runs along 10 communities in the Kamajei chiefdom. Tree planting will also include the planting of organic herbicide trees (Neem Tree) and fertilizer tree (Gliricidia sp). Since women are the main target beneficiaries, the project will mainstream Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) education including HIV and AIDS, and public health pandemics such as COVID-19.

It is expected that this project will contribute to increasing the rural household income of our women out-growers; build skills and knowledge in organic vegetable farming; restore riparian vegetation thereby restoring the erratic Tibei River water levels; and increased women?s access to SRHR education and services.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Sierra Greenfields Limited

Country:

Sierra Leone

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP7 ?Y2 (Jul 21-Jun 22)

Grant Amount:

US$ 20,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 17,681.30

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 16,449.40

Project Number:

SLE/SGP/OP7/Y2/CORE/ LD/15/10/2021/16

Start Date:

12/2021

End Date:

12/2022

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Policy Impact

Community Stakeholders of Kamajei Chiefdom have officially declared no charcoal harvesting in the Chiefdom effective 30th September 2021. This ban will be complemented by reforestation activities through-out the Chiefdom. Tree planting on a depleted ecosystem (water catchment area) resonates to the wider community effort to reforest their community. Community women who are members of Sierra Greenfield (SGF) Cooperatives will conduct the tree planting and maintenance exercise.

Capacity - Building Component

Sierra Greenfields has consistently engaged in tree planting exercise with funding from the Ministry of Environment. Overall, the organization has a strong community participation in our farming practices, and thus our out-grower scheme model. The model is one typical of building the resilience of communities towards food self-sufficiency and sustainable income generation.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The agroecology portion of this proposal is borne out of the need to scale up support to (Njaluahun) Sierra Greenfields Cooperative Group in response to COVID-19 variant spike during land development phase which resulted into low areas under cultivation. The membership of the Cooperative had requested Sierra Greenfields to support them in vegetable production emphasizing on an all year round crop production, and introducing interventions that will reduce cost on production, whilst increasing yields. The formation of agricultural Cooperatives is new in Kamajei Chiefdom. Crop production is mainly rain fed in Sierra Leone. Designing an irrigation scheme that will support an all year crop production is innovative. Vegetables are expensive during the dries as a result of very little crop production activity. Thus they fetch high prices, sometimes 3 times more than what they are sold during the rainy season

Gender Focus

The deployment of irrigation is to ensure an all year production for years. This will guarantee regular income and food for the beneficiaries all year round. Reforestation programme is sited within the project to contribute to soil and water stability for scaled up agricultural practices

Notable Community Participation

The main target group of this project are outgrowers/cooperatives Sierra Greenfields have formed to help ensure increased or a continuum of supply of food crops. In return the outgrowers are assured of a ready market, input supply and extension services. About 30 of the 40 man membership organised in 4 groups are women of reproductive age

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project shall develop a comprehensive project implementation/delivery roadmap with expected outputs and outcome in line with the overall project blueprint which shall be communicated with donors and shared with the community development committee in a stakeholders workshop

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

This project is designed to support community women and young people who are members of the Cooperatives of SGF in the Kamajei Community. They will participate in all production and marketing processes of the agroecology interventions. More women will be targeted to conduct the tree planting and maintenance than men. Where available, the project will prioritise people (women) with disabilities and those living with diseases eg HIV, or those recovered from COVID-19

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

This will involve documenting processes, milestones and achievements through the development of knowledge products such as documentaries, media coverage, videos of lessons learnt and best practices etc and disseminating it through social media platforms and you-tube; in line with donor procedures.

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Indicators

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 4

Biophysical

Hectares of degraded land rest 25

Biophysical

Hectares of land sustainably managed by project 8

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 40

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