This program is a replica of the Regreening Dodoma Program which aims at scaling up Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) and Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) techniques throughout the Singida region. The program’s target is to reach at least 300 villages in the Singida region. The households are expected to raise more than 8 Million trees on their farmland through FMNR by 2026. This is achieved by reversing the process of desertification and degradation of ecosystems through the techniques of Kisiki Hai and Rain Water Harvesting in order to improve livelihoods and climate change resilience. Kisiki Hai, meaning ‘living stump’, is the Swahili name for the English Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), which is a low-cost, sustainable land restoration technique. Second, we train the technique of digging Rainwater Harvesting trenches that capture rainwater, which would otherwise wash away the fertile soil on the farmlands. By implementing these trenches, rainwater is stored temporarily, enabling it to infiltrate the soil and improve water availability for crops. Both techniques used in this program will allow subsistence farmers inhabiting the most degraded landscapes to restore their farm soils and pastures.
Five years from May 2021 to April 2026
The program is successfully ongoing and we expect to reach our targets by 2026.
This program is implemented in partnership with the Dutch NGO Justdiggit based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
