Project update

Our collaborator Elsa from the University of Guelph – Campus d’Alfred, recently came back from mission with the following project updates.

At ISAV, the installation of a tree nursery is now under way, with a view to support the development of agroforestry in Ibi. ISAV has been involved in the agricultural development of Ibi for well over a decade now.

In Ibi meanwhile, teams of Incubées and local villagers are being formed to conduct field investigations with the local population, including peasant families, to find out more about their situation and needs, in order to help design the next phase of the project. To the right, we can see Père Daniel from ISAV receiving training to use SPSS, for the purpose of data entry.

The incubées are also involved in setting up workshops to help diversify local production. To the left, we can see Rolfe building a rabbit hutch, while below Bobette is taking part in the first harvest of niebe, a type of bean. It is worthwhile to know that in Ibi, particularly among people from the Téké ethnic group, agricultural production is almost entirely based on the cultivation of cassava.