The Key Outputs that made the project stand –out :

? Raising and distributing 1875 plantain /banana suckers species to farmers (groups and individuals ) in abaccheke-egbema .
? Raising and distributing Cassava stems to farmers (groups and individuals ) in abaccheke-egbema and Etekwuru –Egbema .

? The Successful Bioremediation of Hydro-Carbon impacted farm-land at Ugada (nfuyi)-Egbema .

? Successful youth empowerment drive with integrated waste management skills transfer (composting and Bioremediation) Techniques .

? Social economic gain ;communal wealth through economic tree planting and waste to wealth scheme .

A2. KEY INNOVATIONS THAT MADE THE PROJECT STAND-OUT AND WERE CRITICAL TO SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES

The distribution of banana/plantain suckers and cassava stems to various beneficiaries of the communities and the construction of the solar powered borehole for farm irrigation and local uses .


The Principal Positive Aspects of the Project are as follows :

? The provision of 1,875 Plantain/banana Suckers for planting .while 975 of these suckers were distributed amongst the nine villages in Abacheke ,the remaining 900 suckers were planted on 3 plots of 100ft x 100ft community land donated for the Project .
? Construction and Installation of OFF-GRID solar Photovoltaic (PV) powered borehole for community Plantain/banana and cassava farm irrigation and local community water supply: this Project supplies water for irrigation to the cassava and plantain farm at Abaccheke and as well to the local community as this will also eliminate the cost of power generation for irrigation or water consumption .

? Provision of cassava stems to Abaccheke and Etekwuru community

? The successful completion of the Planting of 205 Oil Palm Economic trees (205 of oil Palm trees Seedlings ) on 2 ½ acres of communal land in Etekwuru-Egbema


A6. PRODUCTS GENERATED BY THE PROJECT POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT

? A very successful planting and Cultivation of cassava that matured over a period April 2020 to October 2020 in Etekwuru –Egbema of which 30 families benefited .
? Daily water storage capacity of 4,000 litres, supporting a population of approximately 1,500 people in Abacheke-Egbema community.
? Year-round provision of water for farm irrigation, providing water for cassava planting
? Restoration of the contaminated farmland at ugada (Nfuyi) Egbema which has led to continuous vegetation on the farm land.


A7. ALL UNPLANNED OUTPUTS AND OR PRODUCTS
(List and describe (if any) all unplanned outputs and or products )

? Due to unplanned or unexpected flooding in Abaccheke –Egbema , The community proceeded to harvest the cassava tubers prematurely to avoid total loss of their investments which reduced their projected revenue .
? Flood destruction of the plant nursery at Abacheke


2 B. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT :

B1. PROJECT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
(What measurable impact has the project had in terms of environmental protection since the beginning of the project? Where possible, please provide statistics and numbers that document the change or impact of the project over time)
? The Construction and Installation of OFF-GRID solar Photovoltaic (PV) powered borehole for community farm irrigation and local community water supply will provide a Daily water storage capacity of 4,000 litres, supporting a population of approximately 1,500 people in Abacheke-Egbema community.There is an all Year-round provision of water for farm irrigation, providing water for cassava planting .The use of renewable energy source for sustainable agricultural practices is a climate smart agricultural practice thereby eliminating the pollution of the environment caused by diesel powered generators
? Re-forestation of degraded farm lands through planting of economic trees


B2. BIODIVERSITY
( Have species, habitat or ecosystems been protected through your work? If so, please describe)
? FYD ensured that Species and ecosystems are protected by ensuring that healthy agricultural practices are adapted and practices such as bush burning is discouraged .
? Minimizing Tillage to protect soil health .
? Application of compost


B3. IMPACT OF PROJECT ON THE GEF FOCAL AREA
The Impact of the Project on the GEF FOCAL area include :

? The installation of off-grid Solar Photovoltaics (PV) powered borehole for irrigation, and reforestation of oil spill degraded farm lands will support the following GEF-SGP Thematic/Focal Areas: Land Degradation, Sustainable Forest Management and Climate Change.

Also At FYD ,we measure environmental impacts through actions on :

? Biodiversity preservations :by supporting initiatives to protect ecosystems that are more sensitive to the effects of climate change .
? Reduction in the generation of waste in our activity
? Reducing carbon emissions/pollutions


B4. RESTORED AND PROTECTED LAND DURING PROJECT
(State the size of land/forest restored and or protected during this project)
FYD restored and Protected the following lands during the project ;

? 3 plots of land of 100ft x 100 ft each for the planting banana/plantain suckers at Abacheke –egbeme

? 21/2 acres of land was cleared at the Etekwuru –Egbema Ancestral home communal land and economic trees of 205 oil palm seedlings were planted

? 1 acres of land was used for cassava plantation at Abacheke –Egbema

? 3 acres of land was used for cassava plantation in etekwuru- egbema

? The ugada *Nfuyi” egbema which has an oil spill impacted area of 91 square meters was completely restored for vegetation



B5. CLIMATE CHANGE OUTPUTS ACHIEVED BY THE PROJECT
(Describe give facts and figures the outputs on climate change achieved by the project AND
Please indicate the number and hectares of Protected Areas that were positively influenced through this project )
? The use of renewable energy source for sustainable agricultural practices, a climate smart agricultural practice.
? Climate change mitigation using solar power as opposed to diesel powered generator, with unique application within the agricultural sector at the grassroots level.
? Figure 1 below gives a 10-Year Project Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) illustrating direct environmental impacts this, especially the positive climate change impact due to the use of renewable energy.

? The projected outcome of the now functional Solar Borehole at Abacheke-Egbema is consistent with a previous study on the life cycle assessment of diesel fuel and solar pump in rice cultivation in Nile Delta, Egypt (Asaad M. Armanous et. Al 2016). Armaneous et.al found that diesiel powered pumping system were more harmful to the environment than solar powered pumps (Asaad M. Armanous et. Al 2016).

2 C. SOCIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS

C1. CHANGE IN INCOME AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
(What measurable change has there been in local incomes and job opportunities? (change in average household income, job creation, revenues, livelihood diversification, livelihood/income diversification, market access etc )
The economic impacts of the project includes :
? The use of solar powered borehole provided regular water to crops which ensued in an increase in crop production quantity and also saved fuel and diesel cost substantially .
? Less maintenance of the solar pumping system was required compared to diesel and electric pumping systems by the local community .


C2. CHANGE IN INCOME AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
(Where possible, please provide statistics and numbers that document the change or impact of the project over time)