The project “Improving the resilience of communities in the face of climate change in the municipality of Mutumba in Karusi province” was funded by ActionAid. The overall objective was to contribute to the improvement of the livelihoods of communities through their climate resilience in the Mutumba commune of Karusi province.

Financing

The launch of the project saw the participation of Administrative Representatives, APRN/BEPB executives, officers of the technical services of the province (Provincial Directorate for Environment, Agriculture and Livestock) as well as the Programme Manager of ActionAID-Burundi.

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The major achievements of the project are: - Training on the REFFLECT approach, on agricultural techniques adapted to climate change and on composting techniques. This activity involved 24 community cooperatives in the Bibara, Rabiro, Nkubara and Mubaragaza hills and focused on training on:

• Techniques for managing germinators for vegetable crops
• Techniques for managing marsh fields for sweet potato crops
• composting techniques
• agricultural techniques adapted to climate change.

  Exchange on the effects of climate change	Exchange on compost management techniques in Bibara
  Demonstration on filling ditches	Practical demonstration on field management techniques for sweet potatoes

• Distribution of selected seeds from vegetable crops (sweet potatoes, cabbages, eggplants and amaranths) to households: Through this activity, 240,000 sweet potato cuttings, 30 kg of amaranth seeds, 30 kg of amaranth seeds, 30 kg of cabbage and 30 kg of eggplant were supplied to 24 community cooperatives. In addition, the project made available agricultural equipment consisting of 48 watering cans, 38 hoes, 24 pickaxes, 48 shovels and 5 wheelbarrows.