
The Investing in Forests and Protected Areas for Climate-Smart Development (IFPA-CD) MAS Project is concluding its two-year operations in Kagadi, Uganda, under the Ministry of Water and Environment. Funded by the World Bank, the project has focused on implementing intensive, mixed-use agroforestry systems and recently distributed ruminant animals to model agroforestry farmers as part of its initiatives.
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