Capacity building training for farmers on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices in some parts of the Upper East Region has contributed to improved crop yields, and greater food availability amongst farmers in some strife-torn communities in the region.Close to 1000 farmers adopted climate-smart practices, including mulching, compost-making, mini­mum tillage, and the use of cover crops.Mr Joshua Baidoo, the Strategy Integrated Programme Director for World Vision Ghana, made the disclosure at a closeout event held at Sirigu in the Kassena-Nankana West District (KNWD) of the Upper East Region.Speaking at the programme which was organised to officially announce the closeout of the Farm­er-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) for SEED Phase I module of the European Union (EU) LEAN project and the launch of Phase II of the same project in the KNWD, Mr Baidoo said the numer­ous capacity building workshops, had enhanced farmers' resilience to climate change.Addressing a mammoth gather­ing; comprising beneficiary farmers, traditional leaders, representatives of the Department of Agriculture in the district, the security, the National Disaster Management Or­ganisation (NADMO) and a host of others, Mr Baidoo described Phase I of the project as 'very successful', emphasizing that the evidence of transforming lives through land restoration and resilience was hugely phenomenal.He said the World Vision Germany funded-FMNR4SEED project, which was implemented by the World Vision Ghana between 2020 and 2025 had brought hope to many folks in the district."Through the project, ecosystems have been restored, and livelihoods across 41 communities in the dis­trict have been improved," said Mr Baidoo.He noted that the FMNR approach was a project that was cost-effective, sustainable, and community-driven, touting it had supported reclaim degraded land in the beneficiary communities.Mr Baidoo mentioned that, one prime transformation accorded the district was the resuscitation of over 1,750 hectares of destroyed land, and that, "by training and equipping 660 farmers, the project empowered local champions to nurture naturally occurring tree stumps and native vegetation, improving biodiversity and soil quality."The establishment of 660 fire stewards significantly reduced wild­fires and protected these restored lands".The Strategy Integrated Pro­gramme Director also disclosed the new phase of the project (Phase II), kick-started in July 2025, would be phasing out in June 2027, and that, it targeted 4,000 direct beneficiaries and 2,000 indirect beneficiaries in 20 communities.District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Kassena-Nankana West, Stephen Aletse Akurugu Aeke, said he was enthused the main goal of Phase II of the project was to improve and sustain food secu­rity and resilience among 4,000 residents in the district by the end of 2027.He therefore expressed a solemn gratitude to World Vision Ghana for their sustained commitment to land restoration, environmental sustainability, and community em­powerment, pledging his outfit's re­solve to the cause was unrelenting.The KNWD Director for the Department of Agriculture, Mo­hammed Bukari, said the direc­torate would offer any assistance to the NGO to help the project succeed in its agenda to better the lots of the people. FROM FRANCIS DABRE DABANG, SIRIGU