1) Carrying out a technical and economic feasibility study of income- and protein-generating agricultural activities in the villages.
In carrying out this study, NARO in collaboration with URDT Kahangi Estate under the supervision of Kinomé seeks to identify the needs of village communities for self-consumption and income generation, which also reduce the communities' attractiveness for illegal activities. The aim is therefore to set up different crops such as fish farming, coffee, vanilla,... Communities and village chiefs (LC1 of the identified villages) have already expressed their interest in providing land for these innovative crops and projects, due to their potential for diversifying income sources and capturing high added value. In a second phase, based on NARO's existing experiences and research results, the FoFauPopU project teams are carrying out a study of the economic and agronomic feasibility of the various crops identified. The agronomic feasibility study is being carried out by Kinomé. It will analyse the development potential of the commodity chains at the territorial level, bearing in mind that the objective is to meet the needs of the populations in terms of self-consumption (local food security) and income generation, and to encourage communities to adopt agro-ecological practices compatible with the preservation of wild fauna.