Desire for Greener Land

Human Environment
Mixed land per
household (ha)
10,000
Implementation activities, inputs and costs
Establishment activities
Land user: employee (company, government), large
scale land users
Population density: 100-200 persons/km 2
Annual population growth: > 4%
Land ownership: individual, state
Land use rights: individual, communal (organised),
Water use rights: communal (organised)
Relative level of wealth poor, which represents 75 %
of land users (rainfed agriculture). 1% of the total area
is owned by poor land users
1. Quantification of the area to be afforested
2. Production of plants in nursery ( 500 - 1300 plants)
3. Treatment of area (slope) with:
3.1 Building terraces (15 m / person / day) or
3.2 Making half-moons “Caldeiras” (3 / person / day)
4. Excavating the pits (10 / person / day): 60x60x60 cm
5. Planting (50 /person / day): 5 to 5 metres
6. Initial maintenance (8 /persons / day)
Materials: To set out the terraces along the contour requires the
following materials:
1. Measuring tape
2. 30 cm wooden stakes
3. Flags
4. Spirit level
5. Square timber beams
Maintenance/recurrent activities
SLM Technology: Afforestation, Cape Verde DESIRE – WOCAT 2012
Importance of off-farm income: less than 10%
of all income: forest production (mainly grass and
wood) generate an annual income of
approximately $2,500
Access to service and infrastructure: low:
employment (e.g. off-farm), market, drinking water
and sanitation, financial services; moderate:
education, technical assistance, energy, roads &
transport
Market orientation: Mixed (subsistence and
commercial). Forest products are quite limited:
lumber, firewood, charcoal and fodder from the
pods. Firewood is the most important product but
marketing is quite limited in time and space.
Technical drawing
Treatment of slope before afforestation
(Author: Jacques Tavares)
Establishment inputs and costs per ha
Inputs Costs (US$) % met by land user
Labour
Equipment & material
28,218 0
- tools
- wood
Agricultural
410
10
-seeds
942
0
TOTAL 29570 0.1
Maintenance/recurrent inputs and costs per ha per year
1. forest cleaning Inputs Costs (US$) % met by land user
Labour 142 52
TOTAL 142 52
Remarks:
The labour affects the costs more than other factors. Paid labour is a way to achieve additional income for many people in this area. The
employer (Directorate General of Agriculture, Sylviculture and Livestock of the Ministry of Rural Development) provides 90% of the cost
of the equipment. The lifetime of the equipment is 10-15 years. Costs are estimated according to the time required for afforestation and
the entity contracted for the implementation of the activities.
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