Successul organic related land regeneration projects in Africa
	The Tigray Project in Ethiopia The “Sustainable Development and Ecological Land Management with Farming Communities in Tigray (Tigray Project) was initiated by the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD), the Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development (BoARD), and Mekelle University in four villages of the Tigray Province in Northen Ethiopia in 1996. Within the Tigray project, farmers have used numbers of innovations and organic practices such as composting, crop diversification and improved water management to reverse the developments in an area formerly severely affected by problems such as overgrazing, soil erosion and depletion of water resources, which exacerbate rural poverty. The Tigray Project is farmer-led and builds on the local technologies and knowledge of the farming communities. Main outcomes Increased productivity. The higher yields achieved through organic management practices resulted in: Farmers having the evidence and confidence to withdraw costly synthetic fertilizers A greater diversity of crops Improved farm resilience Higher ground water tables Better nutrition and New income opportunities. By 2008 the successes of the project led to its expansion throughout the country including 165 communities in the Tigray region. Moreover, the Tigray Project has become the government model for combating land degradation and eradicating poverty from Ethiopia. More information click here.
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