Chiradzulu District Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme participants plan to plant about 200 000 trees to combat land degradation in the district.
Speaking in an interview, the programme’s district project facilitator Emmanuel Daka said Chiradzulu is in phase four of implementation whose main focus is agroforestry.
“We are planting trees on mountains, conservation areas and river banks. We are also planting soil replenishing species in farming fields. I am satisfied with the quality of work being done in the catchments,” he said.
The participants have raised 200 000 tree seedlings from the district’s 15 catchment areas, while partners such as One Acre Fund are also supporting the initiative by providing additional seedlings, according to Daka.
He, however, urged the participants to actively monitor and care for the planted trees to ensure a higher survival rate and long-term benefits for local communities.
Chiradzulu District Council director of agriculture and natural resources Dennis Emmanuel Zingeni hailed the tree-planting initiative, saying it will mitigate the impact of natural disasters in the district, especially among farming communities. “Chiradzulu experiences challenges like floods, soil erosion, and drought. So, these land conservation measures they
