Mara - WeForest

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Mara,

Tanzania

Transitioning villages to agroforestry

trees growing

species regenerating

families benefiting

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In Mara, forest resources have been used up to such an extent that local smallholder farmers are struggling with infertile soil, low water tables and erratic rainfall.

Our project grows seedlings in nurseries and distributes them to the people that need them most. With agroforestry systems on their farms, schools and churches, families and institutions are able to grow their own fodder, fuelwood, fibre, fruit and timber, and so no longer need to depend on local forests for food or incomes.

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Why and how we’re working here

The untenable extraction of resources from forests has negatively impacted water, soil and climate in the Mara region of Tanzania.

Agroforestry systems provide households and schools with consistent food, income and a sustainable approach to farming crops and raising livestock.

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Location

Mara region, Northwestern Tanzania

Restoration approaches

Assisted Natural Regeneration, agroforestry

restoration partners

Global Resource Alliance (GRA)

Species

Include A. lebbeck, G. sepium, K. africana, B. aegyptiaca, A. polyacantha, T. indica

participants

Farmers, schools, government offices, churches

The project’s impact on people

Agroforestry improves and conserves all natural resources – water, soil, biodiversity – on the land. © Corrie Mauldin, WeForest

Seedlings ready for distribution in Butiama Nursery. © WeForest

Soil fertility-enhancing, evergreen Casuarina equisetifolia shows promise as an agroforestry species for arid areas. @ Marc Parren, WeForest

Working on an irrigation system at the tree nursery. © GRA

The woody perennials planted improve soil fertility and water recharge, increasing crop yields and pastureland fodder for livestock. © WeForest

Fruit and timber trees provide food, fuelwood and shade. © GRA

Our Tanzania project empowers women, who make up the majority of the world’s poor. © Corrie Mauldin, WeForest

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