REDC has adopted the following strategies to implement the project activities in general and to achieve the expected outcomes in the Biodiversity Conservation and Agro-Economic Security Program in particular.
- Understanding and strengthening local seed supply systems and diversification of plant genetic resources that help promote on-farm in situ conservation and utilization of crop genetic resources that help improve and increase food and nutrition security.
- Making the farming communities aware about climate change, adaptation, and mitigation, and supporting them in identifying and exchanging local resources (climate change resistant varieties) and appropriate practices in improving soil fertility, increasing food crop and biomass productivity
Strengthening the capacity of farmers’ groups, Cooperatives for value addition, rural enterprising, including marketing of their farm products
- Improving health and sanitation conditions of rural farm families through awareness enhancement and other supports
- Promoting gender equality through women’s empowerment
- Attracting and engaging youth in farming activities and farm-based enterprises
- Promoting a group’s approach, i.e., transforming the local communities/target groups into viable working groups
- Gender sensitive, climate change-sensitive, and inclusive consideration in project implementation
- Emphasis on participatory planning, community-based monitoring, and evaluation in all project activities.
- Food / Seed Security & Nutrition
- Agro-biodiversity Conservation and Promotion
- Promotion of Eco Tourism
- Rural Credit/Micro Finance Program
- Basic Social Service
- Promotion of Gender Equality
- Engaging Young Farmers
- Institutional Development