The challenges that this project intends to address are environmental or land degradation resulting in the loss of trees and or forest cover in communities, poor soil fertility which is affecting improved agriculture production and the unavailability of wood logs (fuel wood), medicinal plants and fruits trees which is as a result of environmental/land degradation-cutting down of trees without replacing same. This project also plans to address food insecurities resulting in low farm production/poor yields, poor nutrition and low incomes leading to food - nutrition and incomes insecurities in communities.

Main Objectives

The main project of objective is to promote sustainable land management and biodiversity conservation through climate smart agriculture and agroforestry.

Specific Objectives
? To restore degraded farmlands in three communities.
? To build the capacities of smallholder farmers in climate smart agriculture and agroforestry to ensure food security.
? To support smallholder farmers to invest in livelihood support enterprises including livestock and poultry.

Expected Results/Outputs
? 8 ha of degraded farmlands in 3 communities restored under agroforestry farming system.
? 30 farmers trained and empowered in organic agriculture utilizing soil conservation and soil improvement technologies.
? 30 farmers trained to invest in to invest in livelihood support enterprises including livestock and poultry.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Output 1: 8 ha of degraded farmlands in 3 communities restored under agroforestry farming system.
Planned Activities
1.1 Organize community sensitization on environmental degradation, conservation, sustainable land management and tree planting.
1.2 Create 3 community agro forestry reserves by planting 12,000 trees on a total land area of 8 ha (2 ha in each community)
1.3 Procure metal pillars and wire fencing (fence 2 ha area in each community)
1.4 Procure and distribute 3 poly tanks 5,500litres each) and construct 3 poly tanks stands for each community.
1.5 Construct 3 solar mechanized boreholes for each garden.
Output 2: 30 farmers trained and empowered in organic agriculture utilizing soil conservation and soil improvement technologies.
Planned Activities
a. Organize 30 farmers into three trust groups and train them in group dynamics and conflict resolutions.
b. Train the selected farmers in compost preparation and use utilizing animal dropping and farm residue.
c. Train farmers in soil improvement technologies.
d. Support farmers to acquire requisite farm inputs.
e. Train the farmers to initiate organic agriculture under drip irrigation system.
f. Train farmers in marketing and value chain trading system.
Output 3 30 farmers trained to invest in to invest in livelihood support enterprises including livestock and poultry.
Planned Activities
3.1. Train 30 smallholder farmers in farm management and record keeping.
3.2. Procure and distribute goat and sheep (60 animals) to 30 farmers as alternative livelihood activity- each farmer to receive 1 male and 1 female animal breed of their choice.
3.3. Support farmers to invest into poultry.
3.4. Introduce farmers to village savings and loan schemes.