By Dungrila Pascal Mbimenyuy. | I.A.A Director/Project Leader.
The project aimed at training 250 small-holder farmers in regenerative agriculture techniques and agroforestry in the western grass field regions of Cameroon. Specifically this project focused on climate adaption, carbon sequestration and conservation agriculture techniques, including the use of cover crops; “no till” practices, rotating crops, conserving water and using native crop varieties and trees to manage pests.
These approaches not only contribute to long term climate resilience, but also increase productivity, decrease farming input costs, and improve soil fertility. The project also increased local availability of safe, quality vegetables and fruits for the poorest and most vulnerable populations in the region. Specifically this portion of the project worked to produce a wide variety of fruits and vegetables with integrated social ownership and management and involvement. IAA trains and supports rural smallholder farmers in conservation agriculture and agroforestry, promoting sustainable practices that reduce water and chemical use, prevent land degradation, and protect biodiversity. Over the course of this project IAA has reached thousands of people directly through trainings on gardening and agroforestry skills and environmental education outreach, and restored 51,000 hectares of degraded land, benefiting millions of people in the Western Grassland Regions by enhancing food security, climate resilience, and economic capacity. Over 36 trainings were conducted in 2024. Additionally the agroforestry portion of this project resulted in 2790 gardens planted increasing the food security and income level for at least 4900 people at the household level.
In recognition of the impact of this project IAA has recently been named a national winner of Energy Globe Award 2024. In total, around 2000 projects from 141 countries entered this year's competition, underlining the fact that the Energy Globe Award is the most important environmental award in the world today.
IAA’s project has been submitted to the international jury and we await news on the Energy Globe World Award later this year.
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