Environmental policy and administrative management

Majinga village is located in ward 4 and has a total population of 701 of which 365 are women and 336 are men. The District is experiencing widespread damage to the environment owing to increased human activities. This includes cutting down of trees, rampant felling of mukwa tree for furniture making, unsustainable farming practices and stream bank cultivation. The other problems that also need to be addressed include overstocking, use of pesticides, mono cropping and veld fires. A recent study by AGRITEX indicated that soil losses were as high as 35 tonnes per hectare. 1.0 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ) To improve livelihoods of 150 households in Majinga through improved conservation farming and crop diversification by end of 2010. b) To conserve soil and improve its potential value for food production c) To raise awareness on integrated catchment protection with focus on mitigating land degradation. 2.0 ACTIVITIES a) Conducting awareness raising workshops on rehabilitation of the catchment area b) Selection and registration of 150 farmers c) Training selected farmers in conservation farming d) Planting vertiva, sisal and jatropha in degraded areas e) Woodlots establishment through planting of moringa trees 3.0 OUTCOMES a) Soil and water sustainably managed and utilized resulting in improved nutrition standards b) Improved grass/woodland ecosystem and degraded area rehabilitated c) Awareness on catchment protection and sustainable farming methods raised d) Community capacity to manage their land and environment enhanced.

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