REGESG - AGRA

AGRA

Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)

AGRA recognises environmental and social risks as critical issues that require deliberate systemic and organisational capacities to identify, manage and monitor in the implementation of its core mandate. To this end, AGRA has institutionalized environmental and social considerations in its work, and that of its partners by developing and adopting an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).

AGRA's ESMS guiding principles

  • Avoid, reduce or limit negative environmental, social and climate impacts and improve the environmental and social benefits of its initiatives
  • Support the preservation and protection of biodiversity and sustainably manage natural resources
  • Avoid negative impacts on the living conditions, livelihoods and land tenure of communities
  • Ensure the health and safety at work of its own employees and require its subcontractors and partners to implement measures to protect the health and safety of their employees at work
  • Condemn forced labour and child labour, prohibit discrimination, prohibit and combat harassment and support the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining of workers
  • Comply with all relevant environmental, social, health and safety as well as land acquisition policies, laws and regulations of the countries of intervention and international standards

The Environment and Social Management System (ESMS) provides a systematic procedure to check AGRA programmes and projects for potential adverse environmental and social impacts to assure that negative impacts are avoided or minimised to the extent possible while positive impacts are stimulated.

RE-GAIN: Scaling solutions for food loss in Africa

RE-GAIN is a multi-country programme that has been developed in partnership with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) which aims to enhance the climate resilience and adaptive capacity of smallholders by promoting the widespread adoption of Food Loss Reduction Solutions (FL-RS) in seven African countries - Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

RE-GAIN has been screened for environment and social risks and an Environment and Social Management Framework has been developed to articulate key risk areas and detailed procedures in addressing these issues as per AGRA ESMS Policy and manual. This is further in line with the Green Climate Fund's environment and social management policy and framework.

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Improving Fertilizer Blends Delivery

Supporting agro ecology transition for Sustainable Agricultural Production in Burkina Faso

The project aims to increase crop productivity in Burkina Faso through the strengthening of the delivery of balanced mineral fertilizers in combination with the use of compost for increased smallholder farmers' incomes and poverty alleviation.

The overall strategy is to develop crop and site-specific fertilizer blends, this will be undertaken in partnership between research institutions and private sector as part of building on agro-ecology technologies for smallholder farmers' resilience and sustainable production.

Project Site

Cascades, Haut Bassins and Boucle du Mouhoun regions.

Key Intervention Areas
  • Developing the right fertilizer product for soil health and smallholder farmers resilience
  • Capacity building around training of trainers, especially extension agents from private and public sector

The environment and social screening report for the project can be downloaded below.

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ProAdapt

The project aims to promote non-timber forest products (NTFP) in order to increase incomes and improve food security and resilience to climate change of smallholder farmers in the Hauts-Bassins, Cascade, Boucle du Mouhoun and Centre-Ouest regions.

Objective 1

Increased capacity of small holder farming households and agricultural systems to better prepare for and adapt to shocks and stresses.

  • Establish 11 nutrition gardens benefiting 10,000 women and youth
  • Create 10 NTFP parks under sustainable management
  • Sensitize 40,000 smallholder farmers on NTFP consumption
Objective 2

Strengthened and expanded access to output markets of NTFP for 20,000 rural women and youth through:

  • Establishment of 400 Village Tree Enterprises (VTEs)
  • Support to 20,000 smallholder farmers for market and inclusive finance services access

The environment and social screening report for the project can be downloaded below.

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ProRes

Enhancing resilience to climate change and improving food security

The investments include agroforestry practices promotion to support productivity enhancement for 210,000 smallholder farmers. The project will improve their access to good quality inputs including organic fertilizer, and resilient seed varieties for the targeted crops (Maize, sorghum, rice and cowpeas).

The project will also promote non-timber forest products and shade tolerant crops for income diversification. The promotion of multi-purpose trees like Gliricidia sepium, Cajanus cajan will contribute to soil health enhancement and fodders production to support a good integration of crops and livestock productions.

Lead Organization: Tree Aid

Other Partners

INERA, AGRIROMO, SMR, NAFASO, STRACOPA

The environment and social screening report for the project can be downloaded below.

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