COMPONENT B – ACReSAL

WHAT WE DO

LAUNCHING OF CRF FUND DISBURSEMENT TO BENEFICIARIES

CRF IMPLEMETATION ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE PILOT SITES IN YOBE STATE-

UTILIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CRF FUNDS ACROSS THE STATE.

Monitoring visit to the Rice plantation site at Nguru and Ngurodi Onion planting at Wachakal by women groups Guna Processing by Agro-Processing groups at Nguru

CRF IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Various photos of CRF groups on farm and Processing their products.

COMPONENT B: COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILLIENCE

Improve agro-climatic resilience at community and household levels by promoting locally adapted Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM) strategies and through climate-smart approaches to agricultural and natural resource management in Yobe State.

COMPONENT B: COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILIENCE

COMMUNITY STRENGHTENING

Micro-watershed planning (200 micro-watersheds)
Formation or strengthening of inclusive community groups in Yobe State.
Community sensitization in Yobe State.
Peacebuilding initiatives to promote ownership, access and use of natural resources in a non-violent manner in Yobe State.
Establishment of NRM committees in each community, which will include representatives from different livelihood groups and NRM user groups as well of vulnerable and marginalized groups as outlined above as well as local leaders
Social marketing campaigns to promote changes in behavior that encourage gender-based violence (GBV)
Agro-climatic resilience training and participatory information dissemination in Yobe State.
Group management training in Yobe State.
Conflict management training in Yobe State.

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

Community-led landscape restoration through engagement with FAO for technical assistance and the procurement of Delfino ploughs.
Capacity building on landscape restoration and revegetation of degraded lands and rangelands
Establishment of revolving funds to finance the continuing operation of community investments
Establishment community nurseries for selected agro-forestry projects and piloting hybrid agroforestry models on communal lands
Expanding agroforestry and agro-silvo-pastoral enterprise models.
Promoting sustainable production of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) value chains
Climate smart rainfed agriculture through extension services techinical assistance and financial management system and business skills for farmer groups.
Improving market access through shared transport logistics and provision of timely market information on crops.
Constructing small-scale community storage and agro-processing facilities in Yobe State.
Farmer-led irrigation development through awareness campaigns, establishment of community revolving funds and improved access to markets and value chains in Yobe State.
Water and soil conservation practices in Yobe State.
Improved crop varieties in Yobe State.
Use of technology to optimize farm management in Yobe State..