| ID: | 86833 |
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| Country: | Tanzania |
| Title: | Tanzania - Reversing Land Degradation trends and increasing Food Security in degraded ecosystems of semi-arid areas of Tanzania (LDFS) – July 2023 |
| Description: |
Jaafar, is a student in college studying to become a teacher. Like most young men in the community, Jaafar and his brothers, help their father harvest his seaweed. In the community, there are few job opportunities, to earn an income Jaafar offers his diving services to other farmers who fear to dive into the deep waters to harvest their seaweed. With the money he earns he is able to contribute to family bill and pay his college tuition fees. Reversing Land Degradation Trends and Increasing Food Security in Degraded Ecosystems of Semi-arid Areas of Central Tanzania (LDFS) is one of 12 national projects under the Integrated Approach Pilot program on Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa (IAPFS). The project focuses on geographic areas with high levels of poverty, food insecurity, malnutrition of children under 5 years of age, as well as land degradation and average annual rainfall. Additionally, it addresses potential conflicts among communities related to access to and use of crop, grass, forest land, and water resources. |
| Size: | 14.20 MB; 5420 x 3613 pixels; 459 x 306 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1434 x 956 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Imani Nsamila |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Imani Nsamila |
| Categories: | New from East and Southern Africa |
| URL: | https://www.ifad.org/en/ |
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