Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia

by WeForest
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Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia
Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia
Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia
Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia
Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia
Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia
Engage farmers in reversing deforestion in Zambia

Project Report | Oct 27, 2020
Meet some of the project's farmers

By Vienna Leigh | Communications Manager at WeForest

Happy farmers

The Luanshya team kicked off a vegetable gardening project with the Luanshya Forestry Commodities Association in October. These farmers just received their cabbage seedlings. The project is working towards an offtake contract for the production of cabbages, tomatoes and green beans grown by 42 producer groups. This improves the livelihoods of the farmers, further reducing pressure on the forest. 

Percy, our farmer with many hats 

A WeForest member since 2015 with an area of Assisted Natural Regeneration of 0.69 hectares, farmer Percy grows maize, soya beans, sweet potatoes and groundnuts. In 2017, he was chosen by the local community to become a bee mentor, and WeForest training meant that Percy excelled in his duty to manage hundreds of beehives. In 2019 he trained with WF to be a Community Forest Ranger, and in 2020, he was elected as Chair of the Luanshya Forestry Commodities Association. Percy is a respected member of his community, championing the needs of his fellow farmers and the forest in which they reside.

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Location: Brussels - Belgium
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Project Leader:
Louise Tideman
Overijse , Belgium

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