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Building the Capacity of Farmers in the SW Ghana Conservation Corridor to Practice Cocoa Agroforestry

Grantee Name: Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union

Hotspot
Guinean Forests of West Africa
Location
Ghana
Amount
$74,992
Dates
Mar 2003 – Mar 2005
Keywords
Agriculture, Agroforestry, Capacity building, Livelihoods

Field test and learn about effective agroforestry techniques that can be disseminated to approximately 30,000 union members in Ghana to improve farming practices, maintain livelihoods through cocoa farming and conserve the natural environment. Techniques include shade management, use of biological pest and disease controls, crop diversification and soil and watershed management.

Strategic Direction :

3 Developing Conservation Corridors

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