Our ALLs

ALL Bunia in DRC (Lowlands/ cocoa)

Transition phase: Low forest degradation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Agroforestry systems
  • Intercropping with diverse shade trees
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Organic value chain

Expected outcomes

  • Agroforestry systems
  • Intercropping with diverse shade trees
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Organic value chain
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ALL Biega in DRC (Highlands/ coffee)

Transition phase: Low forest degradation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Agroforestry systems
  • Intercropping (banana)
  • Nutrient recycling through local composts
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Organic value chain

Expected outcomes

  • Increased high-quality coffee production
  • Improved soil health and biodiversity
  • Increased climate change resilience
  • Less GHG emissions
  • Forest conservation
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ALL Kabare in DRC (Highlands/ coffee)

Transition phase: Transect of deforestation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Recycling of nutrients combining coffee pulp, and organic waste compost

Expected outcomes

  • Improved control of nutrient flows and recycling of nutrients
  • Higher business capacity of coffee cooperatives
  • New organic coffee value chain
  • Better access to local and international markets
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ALL Uvira in DRC (Lowlands/ cassava, rice)

Transition phase: Deforested

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Integration of crop and livestock systems
  • Forage production
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) with recycling of nutrients via manure
  • Intercropping (legumes)
  • Legume cover crops

Expected outcomes

  • Lower nutrients loss
  • Improved soil health
  • Better control of pest diseases in cassava
  • Increased climate change resilience
  • Sustainable rice production
  • Alternative value chains on rice and cassava products
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ALL Ntui in CR (Lowlands/ cocoa)

Transition phase: Moderate to severe forest degradation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Traditional agroforestry systems
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)

Expected outcomes

  • Increased cocoa productivity
  • Improved soil health
  • Forest conservation
  • Increased biodiversity
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ALL Giheta in BR (Highlands/ coffee)

Transition phase: Agro-reforestation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Agroforestry systems
  • Intercropping (e.g. banana or timber trees)
  • Nutrients recycling from organic sources
  • Organic pest control
  • Organic value chain

Expected outcomes

  • Increased high- quality coffee productivity
  • New organic coffee value chain
  • Better access to international markets through certification scheme
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ALL Bujumbura in BR (Lowlands/ maize)

Transition phase: Deforested

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Intercropping (Brachiaria, soybean)
  • Forage production
  • Integration crop-livestock systems

Expected outcomes

  • Increased, more stable maize productivity
  • Improved soil health and biodiversity
  • Increased climate change resilience
  • Improved farm diversification through crop-livestock interactions
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ALL Kamonyi In RW (Highlands/ cassava)

Transition phase: Deforested

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Intercropping (legume)
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Nutrient recycling (organic waste compost)
  • Farm diversification

Expected outcomes

  • Increased cassava productivity
  • Improved soil health and biodiversity
  • Improved control of nutrient flows and recycling of nutrients
  • Increased farm diversification through crop-livestock interactions
  • Increased climate change resilience
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ALL Bunia in DRC (Lowlands/ cocoa)

Transition phase: Low forest degradation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Agroforestry systems
  • Intercropping with diverse shade trees
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Organic value chain

Expected outcomes

  • Agroforestry systems
  • Intercropping with diverse shade trees
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Organic value chain
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ALL Biega in DRC (Highlands/ coffee)

Transition phase: Low forest degradation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Agroforestry systems
  • Intercropping (banana)
  • Nutrient recycling through local composts
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Organic value chain

Expected outcomes

  • Increased high-quality coffee production
  • Improved soil health and biodiversity
  • Increased climate change resilience
  • Less GHG emissions
  • Forest conservation
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ALL Kabare in DRC (Highlands/ coffee)

Transition phase: Transect of deforestation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Recycling of nutrients combining coffee pulp, and organic waste compost

Expected outcomes

  • Improved control of nutrient flows and recycling of nutrients
  • Higher business capacity of coffee cooperatives
  • New organic coffee value chain
  • Better access to local and international markets
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ALL Uvira in DRC (Lowlands/ cassava, rice)

Transition phase: Deforested

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Integration of crop and livestock systems
  • Forage production
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) with recycling of nutrients via manure
  • Intercropping (legumes)
  • Legume cover crops

Expected outcomes

  • Lower nutrients loss
  • Improved soil health
  • Better control of pest diseases in cassava
  • Increased climate change resilience
  • Sustainable rice production
  • Alternative value chains on rice and cassava products
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ALL Ntui in CR (Lowlands/ cocoa)

Transition phase: Moderate to severe forest degradation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Traditional agroforestry systems
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)

Expected outcomes

  • Increased cocoa productivity
  • Improved soil health
  • Forest conservation
  • Increased biodiversity
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ALL Giheta in BR (Highlands/ coffee)

Transition phase: Agro-reforestation

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Agroforestry systems
  • Intercropping (e.g. banana or timber trees)
  • Nutrients recycling from organic sources
  • Organic pest control
  • Organic value chain

Expected outcomes

  • Increased high- quality coffee productivity
  • New organic coffee value chain
  • Better access to international markets through certification scheme
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ALL Bujumbura in BR (Lowlands/ maize)

Transition phase: Deforested

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Intercropping (Brachiaria, soybean)
  • Forage production
  • Integration crop-livestock systems

Expected outcomes

  • Increased, more stable maize productivity
  • Improved soil health and biodiversity
  • Increased climate change resilience
  • Improved farm diversification through crop-livestock interactions
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ALL Kamonyi In RW (Highlands/ cassava)

Transition phase: Deforested

Agroecological approaches to be tested

  • Intercropping (legume)
  • Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • Nutrient recycling (organic waste compost)
  • Farm diversification

Expected outcomes

  • Increased cassava productivity
  • Improved soil health and biodiversity
  • Improved control of nutrient flows and recycling of nutrients
  • Increased farm diversification through crop-livestock interactions
  • Increased climate change resilience
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