Women Futunakaba and Sustainable Agriculture (Agroforestry) (TRI/02/01)
The project?s goal is to contribute to the development of a sustainable agricultural system that can contribute to the conservation of the biodiversity and at the same time to a sustained way of combating poverty. The womens organisation tries to reach this goal by carrying out an agroforestry project in the village Futunakaba, Suriname. Agroforestry methods to be applied as an alternative on the traditional shifting cultivation method include alley cropping, multiple cropping and multi-storage farming.
The project is expected to result in improvement of the efficiency of the farming lands system, increase of the food production, increase of the income and the well-being of the families, improvement of the position of the women, and improvement of the communication of the village with the outside world.
The project is expected to result in improvement of the efficiency of the farming lands system, increase of the food production, increase of the income and the well-being of the families, improvement of the position of the women, and improvement of the communication of the village with the outside world.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Nationale Vrouwenbeweging, Suriname
Country:
Suriname
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 50,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 13,180.00
Project Number:
TRI/02/01
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
The members of the women organisation Samaaka Bija of Futunakaba are implementing the project. These are 22 women at this stage. It is important that all decisions with regard to the project are taken by mutual agreement between the target group and the technicians or the supervisors.
Women of 3 adjacent villages would be involved in the project activities (total of 131 women farmers).
Notable Community Participation
The members of the women organisation Samaaka Bija of Futunakaba who are involved in the agricultural activities.
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SGP Country office contact
Mr. Eric Wijngaarde
Phone:
597-420030 ext. 238
Email:
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UNDP Country - Office Paramaribo, Gonggrijpstraat 25
Paramaribo, Latin America
Paramaribo, Latin America
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