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INGA FOUNDATION - Teaching Video [English]
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2020Mar 30
Food security is the essential foundation for any sustainable low-input rural livelihood and 1-2 hectare of Inga Alley Cropping is enough to deliver this. Aside from these 1-2 ha of Inga alleys for food crops, the elements included in the Guama Model are: – Inga alleys for production of cash crops – a range of cash crops can be produced successfully and organically using Inga alley cropping, including pineapple, black pepper spice, vanilla, yams, plantain, chili, cardamon etc. – Low maintenance fruit trees – We are currently supporting families to plant up to 2 ha of fruit tree crops. These can include an number of highly valuable cash crops such as cacao, rambutan, citrus, avocado etc. and help to diversify the farm, thereby making it more resilient to climate or economic shocks. – Reforestation – We are supporting the families who are willing to reforest as much of the the remaining land as possible, which could easily be up to 5 ha. Apart from the obvious environmental benefits of this, it also benefits families as in future they can sustainably harvest timber from this reforested area forest, providing them with another dependable source of income as well as materials for house construction. Many families have commented that they are keen to do it as it is one of the best ways they can leave a secure inheritance to their children, given that they often do not have access to banking services.

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