Lofa County – Some farmers in Lofa County have called for an alternative livelihood since restriction has been placed on deforestation of land they used for agricultural activities. Under its Reducing of Emission of Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) plan, occupants of reserved forest areas are to be provided means of alternative livelihood including substantial farming. According to Howard, since restriction was placed on farmers from using the reserved forest, nothing has been done by the FDA to support residents to do sustainable farming. These promises, according to him, were the reasons why residents chose to leave the proposed reserved forest. This project accordingly is intended to train the affected community dwellers on how to carry out sustainable farming as a way of discouraging deforestation.

Source: Front Page Africa August 11, 2020 05:03 UTC