DARED: Development of Arganiculture Orchards in Degraded Environment
A Green Climate Fund-financed programme run by Morocco's state Agency for Agricultural Development to plant 10,000 hectares of argan tree orchards inside the Argan Biosphere Reserve, backed by a USD 39.29 million GCF grant against USD 49.2 million total value.
OperatorAgency for Agricultural Development of Morocco (ADA)
EcosystemArgan tree agroforestry
StandardNone
StatusActive
LocationArgan Biosphere Reserve, Morocco
Overview
Inside the project
The programme frames its goal as relieving pressure on wild argan forest by shifting communities from a model of fruit collection from natural forests towards sustainable forest co-management.
Approved in October 2016 with an estimated completion of June 2028, it projects 604,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent avoided and resilience gains for 26,000 people.
10,000 ha
Argan orchards targeted
39.29M USD
GCF grant
604,000 tCO2e
Avoided emissions (projected)
26,000
People with increased resilience
Objectives
- Plant 10,000 hectares of argan tree orchards with soil conservation and rainwater harvesting
- Shift communities from wild-forest fruit collection to sustainable forest co-management
Approach
- Argan orchards are planted with soil conservation and rainwater harvesting measures, shifting the local economic model from wild-forest fruit collection toward orchard-based sustainable forest co-management.
Sources
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- greenclimate.fund ↗https://www.greenclimate.fund/project/fp022
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