Nigeria - Forestry Development Project in the Ogun and Ondo States

The proposed project will support the Government’s afforestation programme and thereby assist in containing and ultimately reversing the problem of soil degradation. The project is located in the Omo and Oluwa Forest Reserves in the Ogun and Ondo States respectively. The project will provide for gmalina plantation of a total area of 10,800 ha, and an area of 1,600 ha would be put to various food production which is a priority of the national economy. This will provide substantial employment opportunities to the local people and raise their income. The project will also provide for construction of schools, roads and other infrastructure which will improve communication and education in the area. To achieve its objectives, the project will establish industrial plantations in the two States, provide institutional support to the forestry sub-sector through provision of improved infrastructural facilities and technical assistance and will also involve production of food crops. It would be implemented over a period of six years.