Bega Kwa Bega: building climate-smart, biodiverse, resilient and inclusive agroforestry systems in Tanzania’s mountain environments

Duration

2022-2027

Lead institutions

KU Leuven

Mwenge Catholic University (MWECAU)

Academic partners

Karen Vancampenhout

Didas Kimaro

Project status

Ongoing

Programme

TEAM

Total budget

298,881.59

Summary

This project aims to improve livelihoods, biodiversity and carbon sequestration in the mountainous environments of Northern Tanzania by building climate-smart, resilient and inclusive farming systems using indigenous trees. Moreover, we aim to improve the situation for vulnerable groups, in casu single headed households and special needs groups, by restoring ecosystem services and by improving and diversifying agroforestry production. The project is inspired by the outcomes of the VLIR-UOS SI LiveLabLink project and will strengthen research and outreach capacity and infrastructure at MWECAU by joint research, by development of demo’s and digital tools, and by establishing networks with NGO’s for upscaling of results.