West Africa

Benin Classified Forests Initiative

The Benin Classified Forests Initiative is a program designed to protect Benin’s classified forests while creating sustainable economic opportunities for communities living around them. By strengthening alternative economic activities around Non-Timber forest Products beyond natural wood extraction and forest-based agriculture, specifically shea and honey, the project enables women and youth…

Agriculture, Economic Development, Environmental Sustainability

Horticurity – The Food Security for Resilient Communities Project

Horticurity: Food Security for Resilient Communities is a two year project funded by the Citi Foundation. The project works with smallholder horticulture producers, home gardeners, and fruit and vegetable vendors in 31 communities in Nigeria’s Delta and Kano states to improve food security, increase incomes, and strengthen community resilience to climate and economic shocks.

Agriculture, Food Security
Citi Foundation
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Strengthening Farmers’ and SMEs’ Resilience through Climate Smart Grain Production and Accessing the Structured Markets (StreFaS)

Project StreFaS is a three-year initiative funded by AGRA and Nestlé, aimed at supporting grain farmers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria to access formal markets, enabling their integration into higher-value supply chains. By promoting regenerative agriculture, StreFaS strengthens the resilience of farmers and SMEs, improves farm productivity, and supports more sustainable grain production in Kaduna and Nasarawa State Nigeria.