We are currently engaged with a local partner as well as federal, state and traditional leaders in Benue State for the use of more than 100,000 hectares of land along the Benue River.  This project will provide boundaries along the river to mitigate flooding challenges for farmers and community members.  It will also reduce illegal, nomadic grazing for livestock and support local farmers with bamboo and other value-added agricultural crops for the communities.

We have also engaged the state government of Anambra for development of multiple bamboo farming sites across the state with a particular focus on degraded land and erosion gullies caused by significant flooding and illegal excavation activities.  Site identified to date aggregate to approximately 40,000 hectares.

The projects in Nigeria include a local NGO, STEi Foundation, that focus on forestry revitalization with expertise in bamboo.  An additional NGO partner identified,   as well as community education and development.

Working with a local partner as well as federal, local, traditional leaders we have confirmed the designated location for 80,000 hectares in the Savannah region along the Volta River. There we will replicate our efforts from Nigeria to develop a large-scale agricultural community with a focus on bamboo. This is a remote and largely unpopulated region. We will support the development of a sustainable community with a circular agriculture-based economy.