Kokoo Pa have benefited immensely from the FFF project by UNFAO since 2019. The project has helped Kokoo Pa improve its sustainable multiple forest and farm livelihoods for increased income and climate resilience, building on the lessons of the FFF supported activities since 2019

The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) has supported efforts in Ghana to improve tree tenure security for farmers, particularly in cocoa agroforestry systems, by promoting the registration of on-farm trees and advocating for a national framework to allow farmers to secure ownership rights and benefit from naturally occurring trees on their land.

Kokoo Pa has been supported with tree seedlings and has distributed quantities of desirable shade trees seedlings for cocoa. The challenge however, is that most farmers are still unaware of tree registration policy that leads to tree ownership. Therefore, the one-day grassroot meeting organized in Bibiani and Adansi south districts to educate and sensitize Kokoo Pa members on the tree tenure policy and registration process, importance and benefits of tree registration to motivate them to take good care of their planted tree seedlings and address questions bothering them in this area. And also sensitize members on the cooperative concept, reasons why Kokoo Pa is transitioning into cooperative union and its benefits, and to emphasize on the need to adopt good sanitation practices like handwashing, proper waste management, and safe water use to improve their health, productivity, and farm yields.

The resource persons invited were the forestry commission, the environmental health agency, and the Ghana cooperative union representatives in the Bibiani and Adansi south districts.

A total number of 73 farmers with 32 males and 41 females participated in the meeting.

Farmers now see the double benefits of protecting trees and practicing good sanitation for better income, healthier families, and sustainable farms. The collaboration between the Forestry Officer and Environmental Health Officers created a holistic approach to community development, leaving farmers more informed and motivated to act.

This training was funded by the FAO-FFF Direct Beneficiary Grant.

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