1. . '.::..:rcLl
IJaf Lrtsr.
-..:jing to the World Ban.
;:". it *,as important ti
-.i'::'siancl that the sLlpporL
,::::'.9 to Liberia as a result of
" Liter c-,f intent obetween
::;ria and Norwav is meanf=:ir and Norway is meant
-)Paradigm shift in the forest
s -'urce management using
i:::n finance as a catalyst.
-: support the World team
, : is not an end in itself but
:-'uid instead fit into the
:::onal vision for the fores!
rc:rrr reform, the development
r: Climate Change agenda in
:. New Liberia Media
L:::ative, quoted the World
ank team as saying that
Iakeholders clearly
nphasized and repeatedly
::ed that Ccmmunity based
,:est manageinent would be
e mechanism in the future
hether for conservation or
:mmercial purpose with
cmmunities serving as
iVers.
1e New Liberia Media
iiiatives' further explained
at the World Bank team has
aded its meeting with the
ind Commission as very a
'.-rd discussion, adding that
: commission is optimistic
at the passage of the Land
ights policy by the
:gislature would bring more
nefits for community based
source management.
nftfi$ fi0u$ft.ms fiura! I{itclren &ardelter$, Foultry Proieci
flneC Liberia has increase agricultural ofproductioru-nain"ori..
fauccessf ully productivity, household food Among the beneficiaries of
Hunger in R:urat Areas o? at the'rural .community tenet,: , Masaque and' blumo Tolle
Libeiia" project. The project through backyard (it.h"n shur"d tt. cont iUution of rhe
was funded by the Depaflment Gardening and backyard project activities in their
lor InternationalDevelopnrent poultry r.uling with a spicial iamily as well as in the
(DFID), thii:lrgh: cPAF to foous.on women and helpiagi.i conlnlunityrevel.
support rural, 'i6vel kitchen thepooiand,disabled.
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,,'i-..,' Ministrli" of Agriculture
gardeners and backyard He said the project developed represeniatives. Oiman Tall.
poultry. the capacity'of the farmers by Mlchael D. Titoe and Francis
The Agriculture Prograrn organizing- intensive training MWaoh also were present irr
Manager of BRAC Liberia, and periodic refresher courses the proj ec t l earn i n g
Mr. Sanjoy Nandi, noted that on the production, processing dissemination session unJ
the project targeted 2,740 rural and marketing as well as highly appreciated BRAC
farmers to engage in farming maintaining the nutritional activities. They 'also
and generate rincome from standard offamily members. acknowledged the county
backyard activities like "The project provided inputs wise dissemination o1' projecr
kitchen gardening and poultry like chickens, chicken feed, . learning.
rearing. All of them now have chicken house, seeds, fertilizer Ministry of Agricutture was
enough capacity to maintain and tools to the fanners and involved in every phase of the
profitable gardening and rearers to start their business," project frorr the beginning by
poultry rearing. Mr. Nandi added. providing technical support
The disclosure was contained He also presented the research anddireclion.
in the proj ect learning data how farmers benefited. BRAC Liberia has been
dissemination session at'the According to the findings of involved in community
Agriculture Coordination the midline surviey, 2014 development in the country
Committee (ACC) meeting shows that thefaverage since 2008 through
held at the Ministry of incomes of the farmers have interventions in health,
Agriculture on Thursday, June increased $ 42 to $ 228 per agric,ulture, poultry and
25. year. GPAF livestock breeding as well as
According to Nandi, the project has been achieved a empowering adolescents,
project was implemented in 19 number of success in terms of Nandi expressed.
districts of six counties to technology adoption, increase
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