Food Resilience Through Community Farming
The Bahamas Red Cross Society?s ?Food Resilience Through Community Farming? pilot project explores climate resilient farming as a mechanism to improve food security by reducing reliance on food imports. This project is an essential component of BRCS? Vision 2030 which seeks to address key social and environmental issues. The Bahamas? vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, results in a population that is increasingly at risk of food insecurity, loss of homes, livelihoods, and dignity. The BRCS envisions a Bahamas with empowered climate-resilient communities. Therefore, our objective is to develop a fully functional, climate resilient demonstration farm on site at BRCS headquarters on JFK Drive on the island of New Providence as an innovative mechanism for improving food security while promoting the importance of a healthy, varied diet to our welfare beneficiaries. The pilot farm will provide a training platform for backyard and small-scale commercial farmers, BRCS volunteers, BRCS youth programme participants and community members. We intend to utilize modern agricultural systems and technologies that increase the production of crops (vegetables, herbs), while using eco-friendly and climate-smart technology to reduce our environmental impact through efficient use of space, water and energy conservation, pollution reduction and conservation of the natural landscape.
Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Bahamas Red Cross Society
Country:
Bahamas
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 47,800.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 7,780.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 37,600.00
Project Number:
BHA/SGP/OP6/Y8/CORE/CC/2022/72
Status:
Project Terminated Before Completion
SGP Country office contact
Mr. Deon Stewart
Phone:
+12423940440
Fax:
+12423940441
Email:
Address
East Bay Street
Nassau, New Providence
Nassau, New Providence
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