MDRS replicated a woodlot project to 10 new farmers at Donkorkrom in the Afram Plains, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. 

This project was funded by the World Development Relief (WDR), Ireland. The woodlot project is based on the Modified Taungya System (MTS) model, where land is prepared and initially planted with both food crops and tree seedlings, and the farmers benefit not only from the crops but also as shared owners of the trees.

The MTS provides major services including firewood and food crops, for both subsistence and commercial uses. Ten youth farmers were engaged and recruited to undertake the cultivating of fast growing trees on 10 acres of farmland intercropped with vegetables as a form of sustainable livelihood.

Each farmer was given 1-acre of land to cultivate and own the produce on it and share the economic benefits that will come from the commercial uses of the trees. 5000 seedlings were raised in partnership with the District Forestry Commission, and transplanted onto the 10 acre farms.

Fifty (50%) percent of the transplanted seedlings are in good conditions due to climactic factors of increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation leading to drought events. A 4,500ft parameter fence is being constructed around the farms to protect the trees from animals and trespassers. 

300 concrete pillars have been mounted. A total of 3000ft has been fenced with a wire mesh, with the rest being augmented with bamboo sticks.