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Add to Preferred SourcesFarmers living on the Indian Ocean Comoros archipelago are being supported through a UN Development Programme (UNDP) initiative, to adapt to climate change in an effort to ensure they can continue to prosper in one of Africa’s poorest nations.
Some 200,000 Comorians rely solely on agriculture to make a living from crops such as ylang-ylang, vanilla, and clove; fragrant plants which have led many to name the small island nation, the perfume islands.
But, changes to the climate are upending traditional agricultural practices and threatening the islanders’ livelihoods.
UNDP has partnered with the Government of Comoros to mentor farmers in a new agricultural approach through a project “Strengthen the Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector (CRCCA).”
Started in 2014, the project has supported nearly 200 farming communities that are highly vulnerable to climate change across the territory.
In all 25 farmer-trainers were given advanced training on composting, soil restoration, market gardening, banana and potato farming, and cattle and goat rearing. To reach outlying communities, the project worked to include a large geographic area.
Over the course of the project, the training has accelerated, improving the diffusion of resilient technologies, adaptive techniques and climate-resilient seeds.
The project carried out a number of climate actions around water, improving storage facilities as well as access to drinking troughs for livestock.
Original source: UN News
Published on 1 August 2018