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Regenerating Bakossi farms for climate resilience

Cameroon
Restoration, Agriculture, Community
JO
Joint actions for sustainable Development
Cameroon
Nonprofit

JASD is a non-profit national research organization with an inclusive team leading locally led actions, mission drive programs,value drive and impact focus projects at ground level in Cameroon. JASD is drive and promoting economic , social and environmental sustainability and women and youths well-being in the Bakossi forest for management, green economy and natural capital, indigenous heritages in the Bakossi forest.At JASD, we envisioned a thriving forest landscape whereby women and youths and indigenous communities have quality life,source revenue and harmoniously participate in nature. We are fostering resilient and sustainability in the Congo basin , Africa continent and the world at large

Project story

The fund will be use to innovatively regenerate the 30 hectare of family-owned cultivating land with climate transitioning food system, multiple and new crops and institutionalizing formal business arrangement for 10 conflict affected small scale farmers especially women and youths living in poverty and whose children are hungry and stunted. It including farmland witnessing low productivity income, generation, and high vulnerability to climate change effect and increasing emission. This is achieve transforming local farms into climate smart agribusiness adaptation with cocoa planting tree integration, multiple crops, soil erosion practices on no- tillage, planted vetivers and cover cropping or mulching and , and natural pest management, and composting or using of satellite digital mobile app and soil test kite for plant and soil management and installing processing innovative techs and formalize trading cooperative society. The project will be carry by an agribusiness trainers and 4 volunteers in the community. The project will be implement in the Bakossi rainforest of South West Cameroon. The project will ensure food security and nutrition, financial creation, employability , soil health, environmental sustainability and climate resilient.

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Team

EL
EJOLLE LOVERTJoint actions for sustainable Development, Cameroon

Location

Cameroon