Livelihood and Advocacy Directorate of NABOCADO is currently collaborating closely with communities to document validated Local Innovations introduced by farmers in their food production, storage, and livestock management. This initiative follows a series of successful activities aimed at enhancing farmers’ capacity to innovate using local resources to address challenges and seize opportunities. The process of developing local innovations for widespread adoption includes identifying and validating innovations, conducting Participatory Innovation Development (PID) sessions, showcasing innovations at community and district level fairs and exhibitions, documenting innovations and their processes for sharing and further development.

The Diocesan Livelihood and Advocacy Directorate is currently documenting these developed innovations for scaling up and out in partnership with organizations such as the Department of Agriculture and the Forestry Commission. Promoting local innovation is a key strategy of NABOCADO as an alternative to excessive reliance on agro-chemicals by farmers.

These activities are part of our ongoing efforts to promote Sustainable Agriculture Practices among smallholder farmers in the Diocese, encompassing both farming and livestock management. This aligns with the key objective of the Strengthening of Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience towards a Changing Climate and Promotion of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture in the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga (SCRAS) project funded by Misereor.

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Story by: Moses Apana, NABOCADO.