Environmental research

The Lonely Park project seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the installation of fuel cells to generate electricity from biogas. Associated with this, the project will also process and package manure which will help in the reduction of methane gas emissions into the atmosphere as compared to using untreated cow dung. objectives The broad objective of the project is to reduce rural poverty by increasing agricultural productivity and production through investment in improved farm support services particularly renewable energy. 1. to provide farmers with a reliable electricity supply for productive purposes in a sustainable manner 2. to increase the productivity and income of farmers by supporting productive investments and improving farm practices -to promote the usage of renewable energy for productive purposes in Zimbabwe`s agricultural sector by removing barriers and reducing implementation costs 4. to reduce greenhouse gases in the agriculture sector expected results -by the end of the project 80%of residents in the Chikwaka /Chinyika communal lands would be using organic fertilizer for their crops and gardens instead of the organic fertilizer which is not readily available and is expensive purchase.The farm community (300 households) will have electricity in their homes .The farm will have its own electricity for the chillers and irrigation pumps .

Zimbabwe