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Achievements and Challenges of TFCG - West Usambara Achievements and Challenges of TFCG - West Usambara

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Presented by Simon Lugazo Project Manager 16 th of December 2014 At Lushoto Outline Preamble Project Rationale Interventions 1Participatory forest Management 2Water resources management ID: 813535

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Achievements and Challenges of TFCG - West Usambara

Presented by,

Simon Lugazo, Project Manager

16

th

of December, 2014

At

Lushoto

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OutlinePreambleProject RationaleInterventions1.Participatory forest Management2.Water resources management3.Improved AgricultureLessons learnt and challenges

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TFCG TFCG is the local NGO established in 1985.TFCG Mission: conserve and restore the biodiversity of globally important forest in Tanzania for the benefit of the present and future generationThe project has been working in West Usambara for the past 15 years in Participatory Forest Management and Income Generating Activities. The area is very important due to presence of endemics species and water catchments. But more than 90 % of the forests have been cleared for ongoing agriculture practices and timber logging. People are very poor and don't have access to reliable, safe water

Preamble

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Preamble continue...........Geographical scope: 21 villages in Korogwe District (Bungu Division) 9 villages in Lushoto District (Mgwashi and Mayo Wards)

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Project rationaleBased on the situation analysis conducted in 2009 the project identified two main problem which were required to be addressedCommunity do not have access to safe and reliable water suppliesPractice of ecologically unsustainable agricultural practices that generating little income and threaten the biodiverty

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1. Participatory Forest Management11 villages have been facilitated to establish Participatory forest Management380 bee hives have been distributed to 15 villages and about 500 beekeepers have benefited929 litres of honey have been harvested by beekeepers and gained a total 10,400,000 TZS (June 2013 and October 2014 One beekeeping cooperative have been registered by Tanga Cooperative registrar and 963,000 TZS shares and registration fees, collected by members.Interventions

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Participatory Forest Management Continue.....About TZS 136,000,000 share have been contributed by village saving and lending (VSL) groups. 42 tree nurseries have been established and about 500,000 tree seedlings are being planted annually Fire campaign have been conducted to 21 villages every year2200 improved stoves have been made in 21 villages60 fish ponds have been established to 10 villages

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2. Water Resource ManagementTwo Water User Association (WUA) of Mkolo and Kwabululu have been formed and social Assessment conducted.10 domestic water supply projects have been constructed in 11 villages which benefiting 12,000 peopleMobilizing the community through training, meetings, video shows, drummer group and study toursEmphasis community on water payment bill to insure sustainability of the projectConstruction of rain water harvesting infrastructure to 15 Primary schoolsTraining and installation of 10 low cost rainwater harvesting tanksInterventions continue .....

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Formation of two WUA in Kwabululu and Mkolo river line

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Putting Infrastructure in Place

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3. Improved AgricultureAbout 2000 farmers have been stopped shifting cultivation after being trained on improved agriculture techniques through farm field schoolIntroduction of conservation Agriculture (CA) techniques, raising Horticultural crops, kitchen garden, terracing, Agro forestry and drip irrigationImprove production through irrigation by constructing night storage reservoir at Malomboi village and irrigation scheme at Tewe village.

Water management using drip irrigation techniques introduced to 10 villages.

Study tours to farmers from 21 village to learn on Improved Agriculture from other successful farmers

Attending farmers exhibition

Interventions continue .....

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Drip irrigation techniquesConservation Agriculture Demonstration plots of farm field schoolVegetable gardenTerrace making

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Challenges and Lessons learntlack of funding from Gorta for 2015.Lack of reliable market for agriculture produces Pest and diseases for agriculture cropsHigh cost of materials for construction of water projects

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Continue….Illegal harvesting of tree for timbers and poor communication between community and forest officersLack of enough infrastructure for irrigationHigh demand for establishing more VSL.Lack of equipments for processing other bee product such as bee wax and proporis

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BeforeAfterThanks for your Kind Attention