Reforestation of Foya Grass Lanad Project
Reforestation of Foya Grass Lanad Project
Foya Dundu was once covered entirely with rainforest. Unfortunately, the forest has been reduced to scrub and guinea grass. The major agents of this loss is slash-and?burn farming and land rotation system of farming in which farmers moved from land to land every year in search for fertile spots to grow crops. This is a big problem that needs be tackled with intensive education on better methods of cropping. It is also on record that an Israeli agriculture company, AGRIMENCO and LPMC have been part of the problem. These groups operated in Foya District in the decades of the 70s and 80s. Large tracks of forest land lying east of Guinea, were cut down ostensively to plant rice and oil palm, these projects never took off. These groups left Foya due to political interference coupled with imminent civil war without cropping the deforested areas. This action also paved way for the guinea grass to spread as fast as wild fire and now the entire Foya District including Foya Dundu is covered with this grass. Action is therefore needed by planting fast growing leguminous trees in the like of the cassia species and also the introduction of better farming practices that are soil-centered instead of crop centered.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Sustainable Agriculture Services Union
Country:
Liberia
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 20,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 5,000.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 10,000.00
Project Number:
LBR/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/2010/013
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
An in-depth consultation has already taken place, with discussions beginning in 1985 to 1990. These consultions were halted due to the civil war with community and stakeholders representative. This proposal has evolved as a direct result of that consultations process and a pre-project development visit which was undertaken from January 2010.r by the NC.
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Knowledge transfer and capacity building based on personal involvement of local people are at the heart of this project and hence dissemination is an integral aspect of what is planned.
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