Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Activities
Outcome
Location
Model systematic biodiverse farming
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Inspired integration of trees into farming
Gyamfiase-Adenya,
around the Adenya to Gyamfiase road
southern Ghana
along which the model farm is located
Demonstration of plant propagation by
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Over 100 farmers had learnt the technique
All sites in southern Ghana
grafting/budding and spilt-corm techniques
from a PLEC-sponsored training programme
at the University of Ghana Agricultural
Research Station (ARS) or, subsequently,
through farmer-to-farmer demonstration
An estimated 40 of them were practising
Pilot plant nurseries through PLEC farmer
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Establishment of similar group-owned
Initially limited to southern Ghana,
associations
nurseries in all sites, with seedlings output
but now spread to all sites in the
sold to sustain work of the farmer
country
associations
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Inspired privately owned nurseries
operated on commercial basis
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Propagation of rare exotic and endemic
plant species
Biodiversity conservation through multi-
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Female farmers trained in aspects of
Jachie, central Ghana
purpose floral and faunal nursery
biodiversity management, notably snail
farming, beekeeping, and plant nurseries,
for income
Experiment in semi-intensive commercial
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Growing snail population
Gyamfiase-Adenya, southern Ghana
breeding of the giant African snail, making
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Demonstration of commercial value
use of the canopy of a giant tree in a conserved
awaiting significant increase in snail
forest patch at Obom
population
Semi-intensive commercial raising of rare local
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Rapid multiplication of fowl
Jachie, central Ghana
breeds of domestic fowl
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Popular awareness that certain breeds are
getting rare, hence a need for their
conservation
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Growing awareness of the semi-intensive
method as opposed to the common
free-range method
