Support for Local Development and Agroforestry in Nippes

Results achieved by this project which ended in March 2012 include: more than 4 700 plots (totalling 1 350 hectares) were developed with nearly 600 000 seedlings 21% of which are fruit trees. Ten agricultural supply chains from the production of food to the markets were supported. This helped increase the agricultural yield and the income of more than 4 800 producers (of whom 1 162 were women). Authorities in the three communes developed their communal plans and leveraged three million dollars in other sources of financing to implement 28 sub-projects. 96 employees (30% women) of local organizations were trained and became involved in the small watershed protection. There are 794 people (students and teachers of whom 440 are women) who directly benefitted from the environmental education program implemented during the five years of the project. These results have contributed to increasing the revenue of agricultural producers and improving their families’ food security or access to safe sufficient and nutritious food. It has also increased the forest cover which reduces erosion and helps to protect the local environment.