Fes Enying collaborates with communities in the Mayo-Banyo department to establish home orchards and communal gardens, mitigating the impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity and food security.
Location
Mayo-Banyo department, Adamawa, CameroonPeriod
January 2023 – January 2053Project type
Afforestation and Reforestation Project (ARR)Credit type
reported PVCs (rPVCs) and verified PVCs (vPVCs)Context
The Mayo-Banyo department, located in Cameroon’s Adamawa region, lies at the ecological transition zone of the Congo Basin rainforests and the Sahel savannah. Here, unpredictable rainfall disrupts agricultural productivity, leaving local farmers highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Fes Enying addresses this by promoting sustainable agroecosystems that support carbon sequestration while producing sustainable crops, fruits, and non-timber forest products, directly benefiting smallholder farmers and communities.
The Mbororo, recognized as Indigenous Peoples in Cameroon, are among key stakeholders. With a semi-nomadic lifestyle centered around cattle herding, they are not typically involved in tree planting. Their knowledge and perspectives are valued through active roles in project councils.
Project Details
Our impact
7,980
Trees planted
48+
Different tree species delivering valuable non-timber forest products
20
Benefiting communities
Mbororo participation
20
Project councils with Mbororo members
Targeted SDGs
Project Highlights
Mbororo participation
They play an active role in the agroforestry project through participation in project councils.
Chimpanzees habitat protection
Woodland planting helps protect the natural habitat of chimpanzees in the Somié forest.
Communal gardens
Communities collaboratively grow small food forests with valuable tree species that benefit all.
Activities
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Community meeting
Community engagement begins with various meetings, including the FPIC, risk assessments and the election of the project council.
Planting
Each project village establishes a nursery with a local worker, cultivating over 10,000 community-selected plants, and gathering seeds with community help for direct woodlot seeding.
Trainings
We provides free training to farmers, communities, and even local schools on plant care for agroforestry plots.
Monitoring
Farmers, their plots, and plants are registered using QField, a robust and reliable monitoring system.
Community satisfaction
Annual village meetings led by community councils address project details and benefit-sharing, while individual interviews with farmers provide deeper insights into their satisfaction.
Local Impact, Global Goals
See how our work supports the SDGs through measurable community impact indicators.
We provide free seedlings to support smallholder income through fruit trees and non-timber products, while creating jobs in roles like nursery management.
- 30 employed nursery workers
By planting fruit trees in home orchards and communal gardens, the project addresses food insecurity and improves access to nutritious foods like avocados, oranges, lemons, mandarins, and mangoes.
- 6,295 fruit trees distributed free of charge to date.
The project ensures inclusive decision-making with female representation in councils and supports Mbororo women through Foulbé-language meetings with translation support.
- 30% of citizen councils members are women
The project supports climate change mitigation by promoting agroforestry as a sustainable alternative to slash-and-burn agriculture.
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204 t CO₂/ha sequestered through agroforestry home orchards
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197 t CO₂/ha sequestered through communal gardens
The project enhances biodiversity and ecosystem health by planting native trees, protecting habitats like those of chimpanzees in the Somié forest.
- 100 ha/year of woodlots are targeted for planting in this unique forest
Field impressions
A look into our work on the ground
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