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ACTIVE PROJECT

Promoting climate smart agriculture for improved rural livelihoods and climate resiliency in the climate-vulnerable Eastern Province of Rwanda

Promoting climate smart agriculture for improved rural livelihoods and climate resiliency in the climate-vulnerable Eastern Province of Rwanda

Duration: February 2022 - March 2026

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Description

The project seeks to promote climate smart agriculture through adoption of various approaches, The approaches include:
- agroforestry approaches for carbon adaptation, mitigation and crop productivity
- irrigation for crop drought resilience, better growth of trees with increasing tree biomass for more carbon storage and crops resistant to drought to increase resilience to climate change and crop productivity.

With the above approaches, the Project strengthens resilience, food security and improve livelihoods of farmers vulnerable to climate change.

The project focuses on the most drought prone areas of the country (Eastern Province) including the buffer zones of Akagera National Park (which extends to Nyagatare, Gatsibo and Kayonza) and Kirehe Districts.

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Athanase Mukuralinda

Principal Investigator

Details

Project locations

Rwanda

Project duration

February 2022 - March 2026
(4 years, 2 month)

Thematic areas

  • Rwanda

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

  • Climate action

Project team

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Athanase Mukuralinda

Rwanda Country Representative

Funders

Partners