An Overview Of Our Solution
In a maximum of 875 characters, please give an overview of your entry including the problem, the solution and actions implemented.
Who is this solution impacting?
Community Type
Rural
Additional Information
- Population Impacted:
- Continent: Africa
General Information
Organization type
individual
Ecosystem (select all that apply)
Grasslands
Population impacted
1,000 people
Challenge
Size of agricultural area
1 ha
Production quantity
200 chickens,10 pigs, 5 dairy Goats and 300 rabbits
People employed
2 people
Solution
Describe your solution
How have you promoted changes in human activities (or changed your own agricultural practice) to ensure sustainable harvests/food security while also conserving, strengthening and/or restoring biodiversity on your agricultural lands and/or the surrounding environment? (1500 characters max.)
Implementation
Describe your implementation
In your response, please include the following: (2000 characters max)
- Specific activities and/or specifically what your solution does to address the identified problems above in the Context Analysis section
- How you ensured your solution was adopted and promoted change in human activities
- Enabling conditions
- Key success factors
- Any obstacles and how you overcame them
External connections
List some of the key partners or stakeholders engaged in your solution development and implementation. Explain how your efforts connect with other sectors, such as fisheries and forestry, and other practices, such as policy and finance. (300 words max.)
Results
What is the environmental or ecological challenge you are targeting with your solution?
Our area being a semi arid area, my solution would help in water harvesting which in term is used to make the community productive by practicing climate resilient agriculture
Describe the context in which you are operating
Vicon Farm is a start up agribusiness venture aimed at availing to the community a training centre to training and educate the entire community on how to harvest rain water and use it to practice climate resilient agriculture using the smallest piece of land without affect the environment which in return will empower the community economically by having food security while protecting our ecosystem through planting of more indigenous trees.
How did you impact natural resource use and greenhouse gas emissions?
How did you improve biodiversity and/or positively impact the local environment? Please be specific and include methodology where relevant (1000 characters max.)
Water
500 characters max.
Food Security/Nutrition
500 characters max.
Economic/Sustainable Development
500 characters max.
Climate
500 characters max.
Sustainability
Describe the economic sustainability of your solution. Does it rely on grant funding, government subsidies or market-based revenue? (750 characters max.)
Return on investment
How much did it cost to implement these activities? How do your results above compare to this investment? (750 characters max.)
Replication and Scale
How could we successfully replicate this solution elsewhere?
Has it been done before and at what scale? Please include funding required, key stakeholders/partners, additional needs (training, materials, etc.) (1000 characters max.)