Strengthening Local Communities’ Resilience to Climate Change in North Darfur State, Sudan

Field mission report pasture seeds broadcasting August- sept.  2019

• Introduction:

Strengthening the local communities’ resilience to climate changein North Darfur state is three years project implementing by Coopicooperazioneinternazionale in partnership with Sudanese Environmental conservation society (SECS). COOPi is a humanitarian non- confessional and independent Organization and SECS is a national non- governmental Organization registered in Sudan.

The field mission covered three clusters in Umkadada, Melliet,Malha and Umbaru Localities for Pasture seeds broadcasting forrangelandrehabilitation from August 25^th to 07 September 2019.  According to community livelihood systems Malha and Umbaru are classified as semi pastoralists while Umkadada and mellite classified as, agro- pastoralists. In this season the four localities particularly Umkadada received high quantity of rainfall with good distribution which result in growing of very good and dense different pasture plants species. A lot of new generation of some tree species particularly Acaciatortelis, Acacia nubica, Acacia melifera… etc also observed.

Objectives of the missions:

• Broadcasting of 11 tons of different pasture seeds species in 12 clusters

Teams:

 Four teams were sent to Umkadada, Mellit, mallhaand Umbarulocalities from August 25 –September 27.  2019, in order implementthe pasture seeds broadcasting in three cluster each locality.

Teams composition:

Quantity of seeds received:

Only 11,000 mt³ out of 20 mt³ tons of different pasture seeds species was received from the supplier as shown in the table below:

Note:

• Mt³: Metric Ton
• The quantity received represent 55% of the required quantity.

 Quantity of Pasture seeds broadcasted/ Locality