Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia

Your support in Luanshya is:

• Restoring and protecting over 2,400hectares with hundreds of smallholder farms. This area is equivalent to almost 3,000 football pitches!
• Supporting women to run their own nurseries where they can sell fruit trees to other farmers for a steady income
• Training bee-mentors so support farmers develop alternative forest-friendly incomes
• Planting 4,600 fruit trees

Thank you for your support!

Stories from the Field

Women-led tree nurseries are developed through a three-step process. On the first training day, women are trained in how to set up a small plant nursery. A month later, and after a visit to their farms by the extensionists has taken place, a second training on fruit tree grafting and budding takes place and, finally, the successful new farmers receive grafting equipment and tree stock as they complete their training.

Proud community members from the different zones of Luanshya successfully finalized a training by WeForest and the Forestry Department in Forest Law application. Certificates were handed out during this official ceremony, making them Community Forest Guards. With their knowledge and practical experience, they will support the protection of the Assisted Natural Regeneration plots in Luanshya.

Thank you for making this possible!