The Fond Watershed has a high natural vulnerability along with a population with similar vulnerability status. The main river course causes much erosion and due to anthropocentric factors, flooding is a constant challenge. This project will combine with another project, to establish a Referent Organisation to enhance coordination and networking and to implement strategies with the concurrence of all stakeholders. The project will use a multi-prong strategy which focuses on the environment, the social and the economic conditions.
The project goal is to: ?realise the economic, social and financial transformation of the Malgretoute community through the proper management of the eco systems and watershed management which supports organic agricultural practises for the resurgence of cocoa as an economic crop and ancillary commercial benefits that accrue?.
The objectives are as follows: (i) To establish a fully functional and viable plant nursery that can produce plants for sale and maintenance of the coco industry within 9 months of project commencement; (ii) To plant assorted species of trees to stabilize 5 miles of the Fond River banks within the first 6 months of the project; (iii) To significantly increase the production of cocoa by products by 20%; and (iv) to design, cost and implement small scale soft engineering works that can help to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience for agriculture within the Fond Watershed while simultaneously establishing a watershed monitoring system.