The Agrinature Association has partnered with Shumei International to develop a Natural Agriculture project to help local farmers restore the land and reduce their reliance on agro-chemical inputs. Their strategies include education to promote natural techniques for managing insects and biodiversity. They have also created a model farm to demonstrate the natural agriculture approach and the possibility of growing vanilla and rice without the use of chemical inputs. The success of the project has led to a collaboration between the Agrinature Association and the state to work together to educate farmers on natural agriculture and to expand its adoption.

This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build a comprehensive open-source database of circular economy initiatives in Africa. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN), as part of our programme to support the circular economy transition in Africa..

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