Phytogenetic ressources conservation and valorization in Douiret area
Phytogenetic ressources conservation and valorization in Douiret area
Aims to involve the members of the community to valorize and conserve the local ressources and the traditional practice in Douiret area
Activities
The actions to be undertaken are as follows:
- Identification of the potential recipients to develop collections in-situ on the basis of criterion considered it likely to guarantee the durability of the action such as:
- To be resident permanent in the area,
- To have agriculture like principal source of income,
- To be owner of the pieces (jessour) planted with a rather significant number of local varieties (fig tree, olive-tree, etc).

- physical Maintenance: This operation will relate to the reinforcement of the jessours (dams to retain water and the ground) and the work of the ground of the sites selected to be useful like collections of the local biodiversity.
- Collection and replanting this activity relates to the collection of the species and the varieties nonavailable in these sites and to ensure their Re-introduction.
- Documentation: This activity aims at making a collection for the inventory, the recording and the documentation of know-how related on the exploitation and the valorization of the biodiversity.
- Exploration of new forms of marketing: this activity relates to the exploration of new forms of marketing (packing, conditioning, etc.) and circuits of flow of the products known as ' biologiques'.
Localization
The activities of the project will be localised at fellahs (country owners) in the area of Douiret
Impacts
The various awaited impacts of the project are:
* Safeguarding of the local biodiversity and the its various manners of exploitation,
* Creation of sites of reference for the conservation and the study of the local phytogenetic resources in arid regions,
* Improvement of the incomes of the farmers,
* Experience sharing between farmers of the area.
* Utilization of the results of the research undertaken on the arid regions


 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Association de Sauvegarde de la Nature et de Protection de
Country:
Tunisia
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 15,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 10,000.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
TUN/00/06
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
The NGO organize a workshop to prmote their local experiment to the other farmers of the area
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
The NGO?s members teach the local farmers the new trading technics (packaging?etc) in order to give a better value to their products and improve their incomes
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SGP Country office contact

Mr. Ezzeddine Ferchichi

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UNDP TUNISIA/ Immeuble Prestige
Lac I, Tunis, 1053