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Supporting AFR100 by engaging with small-scale forest and farm producers

The FAO-led programme “Supporting AFR100 by engaging with small-scale forest and farm producers” contributes to the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100). Through its activities in six countries — the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Togo and the United Republic of Tanzania — the programme supports local communities to accelerate progress toward the commitments made under AFR100, through which 34 African countries aim to restore at least 100 million hectares of degraded land and forests by 2030

Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development with a total budget of EUR 40 million, the programme provides financial and technical assistance to local communities, including smallholder forest and farm producer organizations and Indigenous Peoples, and strengthens their capacity to monitor and communicate restoration results and share lessons learned.  
Goals of the programme
  • Stimulate forest and landscape restoration on 42 000 ha of degraded land in an area of influence of about 120 000 ha across six countries in Africa.
  • Scale up locally driven restoration action by providing direct financial and technical support to local communities, including Indigenous Peoples, forest and farm producer organizations and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
  • Create restoration-related new and improved value-added businesses and income opportunities, particularly at the local community level, with a strong focus on women and youth.
News
Training of Trainers strengthens incubation capacity across six AFR100 countries
31/01/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has completed a virtual Training of Trainers (ToT) under its programme supporting the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100). The training took place from 13 to 23 January 2026 and brought together Enterprise Support Organisations (ESOs) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Togo and the United Republic of Tanzania.
FAO strengthens landscape restoration efforts under the AFR100 Programme in Togo
21/11/2025

The AFR100 Programme in Togo, “Supporting AFR100 by engaging with small-scale forest and farm producers” carried out a joint technical mission from the 10th to 14th of November to reinforce collaboration with key stakeholders and accelerate forest landscape restoration effort...

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Key facts

Participating countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania

Restoration goals
7 000 hectares under restoration and 20 000 hectares under improved management by local communities in each country.

Duration
January 2024–December 2027
Partners

The programme is a multi-partner effort led by FAO in collaboration with the AFR 100 Secretariat which is hosted by the African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Development (AUDA-NEPAD), the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and the governments of the six participating countries.

 

AFR 100 partners