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Integrated soil fertility management and solar irrigation system for women?s groups in Buelinga and Dupare.

This project seeks to empower smallholder women farmers with basic skills in solar irrigation, organic vegetable farming under climate smart agriculture technologies. Climate smart agriculture is not being viewed in isolation but part of the equation; an integral part of a systemic and inclusive agenda to transform farming in rural communities. It will not be limited to food security alone, but also direct measures are taken to counter detrimental climate effects. Climate smart agriculture agricultural practice that reduces exposure, sensitivity or vulnerability to climate variability or change (for example, water harvesting, terracing, mulching, drought-tolerant crops, index insurances, village savings) is also climate-smart because they enhance farmers? ability to cope with weather extremes. Likewise, agricultural practices that sequester carbon from the atmosphere like agroforestry, and minimum tillage will be introduced to reduce agricultural emissions.

Project objectives
To build capacities of rural smallholder women farmers to invest in solar irrigated integrated climate smart vegetable farming as a response to climate change and entrenched poverty.

EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES
The implementation of the project will produce three main outputs as follows:
? 60 rural women farmers supported to invest in climate smart farms.
? Install community solar irrigation system.
? 10 ha irrigated organic farm made functional and managed by women farmers for reliable harvest and increased yield.

Output 1: 60 rural women farmers supported to invest in climate smart farms.
Planned Activities
1.1. Organize and desilt the dugout to increase the volume of water for irrigation.
1.2. Conduct farmer-training school on organic farming system.
1.3. Organize the women into 10 trust groups of 20 members each to operate.
1.4. Introduce the groups to the village saving and credit scheme.

Output 2: ? Install community solar irrigation system.
Planned Activities
2.1 contract out the installation of the solar irrigation system.
2.2 Set up a monitoring system to assess the performance of the solar system.
2.3 Connect the pipes to the main dam.

Output 3 5 ha irrigated land made functional and managed by women farmers.
Planned Activities
3.1 Establish Community horticulture/tree nursery A 20,000-seedling capacity community horticulture/tree nursery will be established in Dupari to raise drought resistant seedlings for planting in the smart farms. MOFA will provide the technical support.
3.2 Procure equipment and materials to support simple irrigation in the area adjacent to the community dugout dam.
3.3 Train the farmers in the simple drip irrigation technology and application of organic fertilizer and pesticides.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

JONGA SELF HELP PROJECT

Country:

Ghana

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)

Grant Amount:

US$ 15,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 6,300.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 11,000.00

Project Number:

GHA/SGP/OP7/Y4/CORE/CC/2023/27

Start Date:

6/2023

End Date:

5/2024

Status:

Currently under execution

Project Characteristics and Results

Capacity - Building Component

The capacity needs of the farmers were organic farming under irrigation.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The farmers would be involved in the production of organic vegetables for sale in the supermarkets

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The indigenous people would be involved in all aspect of the project.

Policy Impact

The project will contribute to the integration of solar energy in agriculture.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The project will establish farmer-schools to teach farmers on the new technologies.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project will promote field days that will allow the people and the press to visit the farms and interact with the people.

Notable Community Participation

The youth were involved in the project planning and are the main beneficiaries. They will be involved in the cleaning of the pond.

Gender Focus

Women do not have access to land. This project will establish sedentary farming under irrigation for women. They will own the land and manage it for their profit.

Project Results

Build the capacity of 60 local women farmers to invest in climate smart farming in order to increase their livelihood security.
Achievements
1.1. The project mobilized resource personnel from the District Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and other Civil Society Organizations in Wa to undertake environmental education on Radio Upper West and Radio Progress whose wide coverage areas include the project area. The weekly awareness creation program is still on-going.
1.2. The project formed a 9-member Project Management Committee (PMC) to organize the communities to carry out work on the project. Members of the Project management Committee were drawn from women groups, farmers, hunters, carvers and weavers, livestock owners, and commercial farmers. This was to ensure that the project incorporates the interests and concerns of different groups of people. The PMC was inaugurated and empowered as part of the project initiation activities.
1.3. Under the directives of the PMC and in collaboration with the MOFA and District Assembly, a consultant was recruited to identify and install solar powered boreholes to ensure reliable supply of water for irrigation.
1.4. The PMC and the District MOFA organized the women into three trust groups of 20 members each These groups were educated on the climate smart principles and register interested members. The group members worked on the lands adjacent to the dugout.
1.5. In collaboration with MOFA, the PMC organized capacity building training for the groups in soil and water conservation management, compost preparation, mulching, and cultivation of crop resistant crops The women were taught on the establishment and maintenance of climate smart farms. A demonstration farm was be established as a learning field for the group members.
Planned Activity 2.
Install community solar irrigation system.
2.1. The PMC worked with MOFA to establish Community horticulture/tree nursery with a total capacity of 2,000 seedling to raise as drought resistant seedlings for the smart farms in the irrigated fields.
2.2. The PMC erected two overhead tanks at strategic locations within the climate smart farming area to facilitate solar irrigation.
2.3. The PMC procured equipment and materials to support simple irrigation in the area using the solar motorized facilities. Basic equipment and materials like water hose, pumping machines, watering cans, wheelbarrows, and drips were procured to facilitate the pumping and distribution of water in the area.
2.4. First round training of farmers in the simple drip irrigation technology and application of organic fertilizer and pesticides was initiated. The project trained 30 women farmers on the principles of pumping and irrigation.

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 2

Biophysical

Number of local policies informed in climate change focal area 1

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 1

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 80

Empowerment

Innovative financial mechanisms put in place through SGP project 3

Livehood

Increase in household income by increased income or reduced costs due to SGP project 80

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 120

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 120

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