UNVEILING COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILIENCE: ACRESAL HOLDS TECHNICAL SUPPORT MISSION ON PROJECT COMPONENT B.

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project in conjunction with the World Bank holds a 2-day Technical Support Mission on the Project Component B which is Climate Resilience in Jos, the Plateau state capital.   In their opening remarks, National Project Coordinator of the Project Abdul Hamid at and Task Team Leader of the Project Dr Joy Agene Iganya enjoined the participants to open their minds in order to benefit from the mission given it’s centrality to the success of the project.   Leading the presentation and discussions is the Co-Task Team Leader in charge of Component B Manievel Sene.   The discussions in the Project Component B is expected to run through to Tuesday July 25th with Presentations of the Terms of Reference for financing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and a technical Session on the Templates of Community Interest Groups and Climate Smart Agriculture proposals.   The Project Component B comes in form of targeted investments that support communities to be more resilient and put forward new approaches into effect. It also intends to introduce Regenerative Agriculture to boost agricultural production, increase yields, improve the earning ability of farmers and improve the environment.   The 10- member Adamawa state ACReSAL team was lead to the mission by the State Project Coordinator Dr Ibrahim Chinda.