Our partner BIADA (Bagurugu Integrated Agro-Forestry Development Association) near Tamale in Ghana, West Africa has been given repeat funding following the success of previous work in the region. The project is located in Bagurugu, Tamaligu and Zankali Communities in the Karaga District of the Northern Region of Ghana and is primarily for biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction.
BIADA’s project currently supports 60 farmers and will target another 45 farmers this year. Four different species of economically beneficial trees will be planted including Mangoes, Cashew, Acacia and Teak. The project aims to tackle the extreme poverty in the area, widespread losses in crop production caused by bush burning, deforestation and intensive soil erosion and inappropriate farming practices have left arable land bare and have resulted in these communities becoming increasingly vulnerable to poverty with a massive urban drift of their youth to greener pastures to urban centres.
The project will promote sustainable land management practices together with natural resource management and tree planting activities where farmers are trained on preparation, planting and nurturing procedures. Rural communities will recover land and have an enhanced sustainable livelihood for their future and their youth.
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