Fes Enying

Mayo Banyo
Cameroon

Agroforestry by communities and smallholders

Project
aims

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Agroforestry for climate resilience

In partnership with Graine de Vie, the Fes Enying Plan Vivo project aims to strengthen food security for people living around Bankim, Mayo-Banyo, a department in the Adamawa region of Cameroon. The communities living near the transition of the Congo Basin rainforests to the Sahel savannah are vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. The project aims to implement climate resilient agroforestry to diversify the livelihood opportunities of participating communities. The project focusses on the establishment of communal gardens, woodlots and home orchards.

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Project
impact

Community
Community

During citizens councils, participatory land management maps are created. These ‘plan vivo’ maps become the input for designing the socioenvironmental developments in the area.

Biodiversity
Biodiversity

All home orchards, communal gardens and woodlands are planted with native or naturalized tree species.

Carbon
Carbon

Atmospheric carbon is removed and stored in the soils and biomass of the project areas. Soil fertility and crop yields benefit from more soil organic matter.

Woodland planting
Direct seeding as a rapid and efficient technique is used to restore the parts of the communal forest.
Communal gardens
Communal gardens include a mix of native forestry and naturalized fruit trees to provide ecosystem services and benefits to the broader community.
Home orchards
Home orchards are established with fruit trees (such as mango and avocado) to deliver fruits for auto consumption and sale on the local market.

Projects
specs

Project type

Plan Vivo 5.0 - Agroforestry Project

Project area

The project works on three planting models: individual smallholder fields, community areas at the town’s edges, and open spaces in the communal forest. The project plans to welcome more smallholders and communities over time, while expanding beyond the communal forest.

Main activities

With the technique of direct seeding, the project sets up native woodlands to restore degraded places inside the communal forest. Closer to the villages, communal gardens and home orchards are set up.

Plan Vivo stage

The project was launched in January 2023 with baselining. The PIN was approved in September 2023 and we expect Plan Vivo certification in 2024.

PVC Type

Verified PVCs (after each verification)