AgroNative: increasing native species in Beninese agroforestry through Government leadership
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Capability & Capacity
VALUE £199,940
WHERE Benin
Summary
Agriculture is a key entry point to improving biodiversity and livelihoods in Benin, yet farmers, communities, and the Government of Benin (GOB) do not practise biodiversity sustaining methods. The project (AgroNative) will strengthen GOB capacity to institutionalise evidence-based practices in agroforestry that sustain native biodiversity and produce high, resilient crop yields. AgroNative will support GOB to deliver these practices; develop demonstration plots; improve participatory forest management; strengthen gender-sensitive microentrepreneurship; and directly support farmers to develop biodiversity-sustaining agroforestry plots.
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