Keeling Curve

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Project Summary / Description:

the agro-pastoral sector in Cameroon produces 69% of the greenhouse gases, and it increases by 4% every year according to the national report of GHG, 2020. the waste produced is not valorized and causes enormous damage to health, the environment and the economy. The demand for wood is enormous to meet heating needs, i.e. about 210,000 ha/year, and causes livestock mortality (chicks) and respiratory problems due to the toxic fumes released. With this in mind, since 2020, this project for the sustainable management of agro-pastoral waste was born following an intensive livestock development program (PRODEL) initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The main beneficiaries are the cooperatives, we have trained them through workshops, and we have installed biodigesters to manage their farms sustainably.

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How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:

Replaces/avoids GHGs (e.g., projects that replace sources of GHGs, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, transport, or other energy uses), Reduces GHGs (e.g., projects that reduce sources of GHGs, such as through efficiency or other changes in consumption)

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Impact on Underrepresented Groups:

the implementation of the project is stimulating the notion of entrepreneurship in the environmental sector among the minority groups of beneficiaries. in fact, biogas technology produces an excellent biological fertilizer that improves crop yields and soil fertility. 10,000 liters of fertilizer produced fertilize 2 to 3 hectares per year. Observations and findings made by users of this fertilizer during previous agricultural campaigns in market gardening areas (women in farms equipped with biodigesters) converge on the fact that there is a strong power to improve soil quality and crop yields. Tests conducted by the project team on three farms in the edea area, Logbajeck, Nyomo in 2020, 2021, 2022, have demonstrated a potential yield increase of up to one ton per hectare without the use of fertilizer on maize crops. The arguments presented by users to explain their level of satisfaction with the use of digestate in improving agricultural yields and soil fertility include observations on the vegetative state of plants, soil structure/texture, and soil moisture conservation, the absence of "burning" of the plants in case of low rainfall, the reduction of the quantity of chemical fertilizer used in one or another plot without a decrease in yield, which constitute activities that encourage them to change their habit to use biogas permanently. 40 women are satisfied with the use of biogas for cooking needs. this satisfaction is justified by the significant reduction in the consumption of firewood, and therefore in the work of collecting wood, which they are generally responsible.

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Mission Statement:

Energie d'afrique+ is a structure under Cameroonian law, created in December 2019. It works in development throughout Cameroon and particularly in the northern regions of the country where the desert is advanced. It intervenes through three themes or priority areas, namely (i) sustainable energy production in the rural world, (ii) environmental protection and biodiversity, (iii) vocational training and socio-economic integration of youth and women. It has conducted several development projects in the Far North, North, Adamaoua, the coast and the South West. Within the framework of biodiversity protection and support to communes, it has conducted technical support actions for decentralized territorial authorities, in particular the promotion of intelligent agriculture in line with the fight against climate change and the development of the Project Idea Note (PIN) on REDD+ for the commune of Nyambaka