Alternative Livelihood Development
The livelihoods project supported by the CRDT, WCS, and the FA includes a range of interventions intended to support adaptation and resilience. It has provided villagers with fast-growing upland rice seed which has helped compensate for reduced yields caused by erratic weather patterns. The project has also introduced multiple-cropping systems in order to minimize yield losses. Investments in home garden development and fruit trees, along with training in small- scale animal husbandry, have simultaneously supported livelihood diversification as well as forest enhancement.