This news was originally posted in the newsbrief of ReSI-NoC, which can be found here (in English and French)
One of the primary missions of ReSI-NoC is to provide practical support to innovation niches identified in the region. Since the start of its activities, the project has identified more than sixty innovation niches in the North Region of Cameroon and is supporting eight of them through coaching and training. Workshops were organized in December 2023 with a view to empowering stakeholders to contribute to innovations within their communities. Following these workshops, in February 2024, our team carried out field visits to assess the progress of stakeholders’ activities with local communities in the co-managed protected area in Tcholliré; land tenure security in Lagdo; climate-smart agriculture in Poli/Pintchoumba; environmental education in Poli/Béka (Tchamba); the watershed approach in Ngong; transhumance in Lagdo; climate-smart agriculture in Touroua; and the shea butter value chain Mbé/Ngahan innovation niches. Stakeholders voiced their satisfaction with the training courses, particularly the module on organizational capacity.