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• Major or Current Achievements *: • 100 community members [farmers, women, youth etc.] educated and are systematically taking action against climate change. • 90 local farmers’ capacity built for sustainable agricultural development and supported to practice climate smart agriculture within the Black Volta River basin to limit the effects of climate change, land degradation and erosion. • 90 local farmers’ capacity built for sustainable forest resource development and biodiversity conservation through natural regeneration, enrichment planting and agro-forestry activities. • 110 local farmers have been trained and supported with alternative livelihood support [livestock production] as means of reducing local people’s over-dependence on the natural vegetation and also generate enough animal droppings to support ecological crop farming. • Farmer Training in Conservation agriculture in West Mamprusi District The Programme supports vulnerable Household(HH) to become food secure through training and support practices of organic farming measures specially among communities in the eastern part of West Mamprusi District where due to population increase, poor farming practices coupled with climate change variabilities have resulted in the total depletion of soil fertility. Training and support in Organic farming techniques include compost building and its application; soil and water conservation measures-stone bonding, crop residues management, earth bonding, mulching, crop residues piling, grass stripping, galley control, drip irrigation systems. Others include plant protection measures such as the use of neem, pepper and other herbal combinations. Harvest and post havest loss management training and support becomes essential part of the scheme. these will enable the farmers to cultivate household staple food crops aimed at providing maximum food and nutrition security. • Farmers training for Dry season vegetable production Currently CEAL is building the capacity of 2000 vegetable farmers in vegetable production protocols to enable them increase their yields and incomes. The training is being supported Eco projects Company limited, a private company dealing agro-inputs and marketing of organic food stuff. Under this project, farmers are trained in vegetable variety nursery activities, seedlings transplanting, soil nutrition improvement technologies, plant protection measures, harvesting and post loss management relating vegetable production
• Functional Board *:
• Number of Board Members *: 5
• List Expertise of Board Members *: 1. Development Scientist & Consultant 2. Agronomist 3. Gender Experts 4. Educationist 5. Environmentalist
• Organisational Strategic Plan *:
• Head of Organisation *: Issifu Sulemana
• Name of Contact Person *: Issifu Sulemana
• Position of Contact Person *: Executive Director
• Number of Staff *: 5
• Number of Males *: 3
• Number of Females *: 2

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