OFFGO is a group of organic smallholder farmers with activities in the North West region of Cameroon. We focus on the protection and conservation of the critically endangered Cross river gorilla, which can be found in our environment. Our HQ is located in the village Tudig (Mbengwi Sub-Division).
The remaining total number of Cross River gorillas is estimated at 250 to 300 individuals worldwide. The IUCN identifies habitat protection as the most urgently-needed action. We focus on the stimulation of alternative sources of income for the villagers that are living in and around the preferential environment for the Cross river gorilla. We develop, operate and stimulate alternative farming practices for all interested farmers. We motivate farmers to stop poaching. Up to 5000 farmers are interested in our programs. Together, as a team, we try to activate new markets for our organic products. A part of our net profit is used for reforestation of corridors between isolated forests in use by the gorilla species.
The goal of OFFGO is:
the promotion and implementation of organic farming, and sale of organic farming products,
the protection of the environment in which farmers operate,
the protection of the Cross river gorilla in the North West Region of Cameroon through the implementation of science-based protective organic farming programs as alternative for farmers’ activities in valuable areas for the species that might negatively influence the species’ survival, distribution or ecology,
the facilitating, negotiating and participation in mediation in times of farming-related conflicts between individuals or groups of people, whenever the need arises,
the protection, promotion and safeguarding of the fundamental rights of organic farmers, inscribed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon.
website:www.capacityfordevelopment.org
@offgocm
