Forest and Farm Facility. Country factsheet | Land Portal

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July 2018
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FAODOCREP:CA0518EN
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This factsheet gives a summary of FFF impact in The Gambia. Community forest tenure reform process unlocked with Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) in vital role; follows<p></p>decade of stagnation.<p></p>• Incomes of members of Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs) raised 35 to 50 percent on average<p></p>after FFPOs strengthened for business.<p></p>• Value added to products from at least half of supported FFPOs (eight of 16 groups) via new technologies to<p></p>increase yields, reduce waste, diversify through processing, reported since FFF activities began in 2013.<p></p>• Basket of products produced in forest and farm landscapes significantly increased by effective integration of<p></p>community forest management committees (CFMCs) and FFPOs.

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