How does the Jelinkon Crema work?
Located in the western fringe of the Mole National Park, the Jelinkon Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) is a Community Protected Area with diverse fauna and flora dominated by shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa), dawadawa trees (Parkia biglobosa) and covers 14,560 ha of community land.The agreement binds the CREMA to preserve its ecosystems through conservation actions such as restoration of degraded areas, monitoring of illegal activities and enforcement of the CREMA regulations as well as carrying out awareness and education campaigns.
On the other hand, Koster Keunen West Africa commits to buy high-quality beeswax from the CREMA’s registered beekeepers at a premium rate, provide technical support and pay a Conservation Premium of 2,5 GHS per kilogram of beeswax purchased from the CREMA into the CREMA’s Conservation Fund Account.
This way, Koster Keunen West Africa ensures a sustainable supply chain for its business and the CREMA gets funding to support its conservation actions.
AN ENCOURAGING SIGNATURE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF THE JELINKON CREMA
Officials of Northcode-Ghana, Koster Keunen West Africa, Noé, Wild Life Division of Forestry Commission, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, District Assembly, the Jelinkon traditional chief and opinion leaders, and representatives of each beekeeping groups attended the historic and colourful signing ceremony that was organized at Jelinkon.
This Conservation Agreement is the 7th of Conservation Agreements to be signed under Noé’s ECONOBIO programme which aims to combine biodiversity conservation and Green Value Chain Development around the peripheries of biodiversity rich areas for the benefit of local communities in partnership with the private sector. It is also the first of Conservation Agreements linked to beekeeping value chain within the said landscape.
The signing of the agreement is part of the milestone achievements of the project being implemented by Northcode in the Mole Ecological Landscape which supports the development of beekeeping activities and organic vegetable farming with above 250 farmers to benefit from technical trainings, technological support, and increased income.
