Climate change and it effect on farmers.

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Francis Osei Asibey

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Entity (Not Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

16375

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

6

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

As result of this, I want to educate farmers on how to use smart devices to mitigate climate change whiles also onboarding them on the cardano ecosystem system as part of their activities.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

Yes because the success of this project will mostly depend on farmers within the community from which important information shall be obtained. The District Assembly by which this community is found will also play an important role in mobilizing farmers within its jurisdiction for education and interviews.

Dependency on meteorological service for news regarding climate changes will also needed.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

No

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

This project will not be an open source

[METADATA] SDG rating

Climate action(13)

Zero Hunger (2)

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

Since climate actions are very critical and plays an important roles in farming activities, I intend to educate farmers on other farming method without having to depend on rain water for their farming activities. I will therefore teach these farmers on other farming methods like irrigation farming which most of them don’t practice.

I will also educate them on how to use modern technologies like the mobile phone in following the trend of rain by the meteorological service.

These activities will help me solve challenges regarding to sudden climate change.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

200 farmers will be onboarded on project catalyst as part of their farming activities hence exposing them to intensive farm education and also expanding the cardano community in Ghana.

Imapact for this project will be measured by surveying the community farmers with various questionnaires and interviews to see if the education provided to them yielded a good results. This good results will include if they had enough of foodstuffs to be used by themselves and their families and their respective communities without depending on external sources.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Feasibility of this project will be achieved through proper survey from market women. These market women will be able to give us accurate information on where they had their foodstuffs from. Whether from the community or they were outsourced from other communities.

The Agricultural department of the District Assembly will also help us to know the feasibility of the project. This will be done with the proper records of farm produce within that farming period.

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

A Letter will be served to the President of Farmers Association within the community I will undertake my project. This letter will help inform all farmers with the community about the project.

The District Assembly within which the project will be conducted will also be informed. This step will help by providing agricultural personnel who will be able to educate farmers on other method of farming.

A survey will be conducted to know the current state of farm production through farmers and market women.

Another survey will also be conducted after the project is over to see how effective the education had an impact on the farmers and their farm products.

Conclusion will be drawn after the survey is done through questionnaires and interviews.

Final survey will be conducted to assess the effectiveness of the program

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Emelia Afere will be my team member. She serves as an assistant planning officer in the local government department. There she will assist me in coordinating meeting within the District Assembly and finding suitable locations for all participants.

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Venue - 2500 ADA

Administration - 1250 ADA

Project Marketing - 2375 ADA

Farmers Participation Allowance - 2500 ADA

Event Logistics - 2000 ADA

Transport - 1000 ADA 

Video Documentation - 3750 ADA

Team Fees - 1000 ADA

Total - 16,375 ADA

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

First of all, creating awareness is very crucial to the success of this project. Awareness creating will include designing flyers, printing letters. Count down flyers will also be created with various letter distributed to church and other institutions within the community.

Radio announcement will be also be made to create awareness.

participant will have to be transported from their various location to the program and an allowances should be allocated to each participant. Refreshment will also be provided for participants for lengthy hours they will spend in listening to the education provided within the meeting.

Lastly, interviews will be granted to assess the potency of the program.