The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) has trained communities in Falgore Game Reserve in Kano State to promote proper utilisation of livelihood packages to mitigate climate change.
The Falgore Game Reserve is located in Tudun-Wada Local Government Area of the state.
The Project Coordinator, Dr Dahir Hashim, said this at the inauguration of the six-day training exercise on Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Kano.
Hashim said the exercise was part of the initiative to reinvigorate the game reserve through the provision of alternative livelihood to the communities, to protect forest resources from extinctions.
“We organised the training for the local communities surrounding Falgore game reserve on best utilisation of livelihood packages provided by the project.
“The concept was conceived under component A3 of the ACReSAL project: Special Ecosystem Forest Management.
“It is an activity under the project that focused on ensuring the integrity of the ecosystem is maintained, to enable the environment to benefit from the critical functions it serves in the area of dryland management,” he said.
Hashim said the agency had trained Yantabarmi, Gada-Biy, and Falgore communities under the programme.
According to him, the benefitting communities will be exposed to Crop Production Management, Sustainable Practices, Climate Change Adaptation, Livestock Management, Data Management and Use, Farming Business and Marketing.
He urged the participants to avail themselves the opportunity towards improving their social and economic status.
Hashim enjoined the farming communities to protect the environment to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change on the ecosystems.
By Muhammad Nur Tijani
