Saline Aquaculture Network in Ghana

加纳海岸线绵延350英里，连接4个行政区，拥有全国四分之一以上的人口。由于水和土壤的含盐量不断增加，土著沿海社区缺乏安全的饮用水和灌溉用水，导致农业生产力低下。土壤侵蚀和洪水也是沿着加纳日益严重的问题，主要沿海城市投入了数百万美元用于防洪。“加纳盐碱地网络”项目-- SANGHA --将建立一个盐沼和水产养殖点网络，利用当地海水和太阳能灌溉种植盐生作物。退化或多余的沿海土地将被改造以种植农作物，现有的水产养殖场将通过海兰盐生植物浮床和红树林重新造林来增强，为农民提供额外的收入来源以及水清洁，减轻洪水，碳捕获和污染服务。Scene Connect（SC）是项目负责人，Seawater Solutions（SS）是技术负责人。SC是为全球南方金字塔底层客户开发本地能源系统和商业模式的专家。SS在英国推出了第一个海水养殖场，并将于2020年初推出越南第一个实验性水产养殖场。SS开发了各种盐水系统，包括可再生能源灌溉系统，物联网传感器和模拟自然生态系统的过程。这种创新和方法将为加纳带来以下好处：·高碳捕获·提高农业产量和改善土壤/水/空气质量·促进有机和再生农业实践·促进生态系统恢复·保护海岸线免受洪水和侵蚀·生产高价值的“超级食品”（例如，·提高沿海社区土著农民，特别是妇女的收入和生计·调查整个农业供应链的新市场。当地合作伙伴Maltiti基金会（MF）帮助促进加纳贫困社区妇女的高质量生活。MF是参与和社会研究的领导者，对当地社区进行广泛的分析，项目影响，并帮助妇女，年轻人和边缘化群体融入SANGHANA项目，包括通过提高认识，培训和就业。

The coast of Ghana stretches 350 miles, binds 4 administrative regions, and is home to more than a quarter of the country's population. Due to increasing salinity of the water and soil, indigenous coastal communities are suffering from a scarcity of safe water for drinking and irrigation, leading to poor agricultural productivity. Soil erosion and flooding are also growing problems along Ghana's coast, with millions of dollars invested in flood protection for major coastal cities.The "Saline Aquaculture Network in Ghana" project - SANGHA - will establish a network of saltmarsh and aquaculture sites to grow halophytic crops from local seawater and solar-powered irrigation. Degraded or redundant coastal lands will be adapted to grow the crops, and existing aquaculture farms will be enhanced with floating beds of samphire halophytes and mangrove reforestation, providing an additional revenue stream for the farmers as well as water cleaning, flood-mitigation, carbon capture, and pollution services. Scene Connect (SC) is Project Lead with Seawater Solutions (SS) as Technical Lead. SC is an expert in local energy systems and business model development for bottom-of-the-pyramid customers in the Global South. SS launched the first seawater farm in the United Kingdom and will launch Vietnam's first experimental aquaculture farm in early 2020. Various saltwater systems have been developed by SS, including renewable-powered irrigation systems, IoT sensors, and processes to mimic natural ecosystems. This innovation and approach will bring the following benefits to Ghana:• High carbon capture • Increased agricultural yields and improved soil/water/air quality • Promoting organic and regenerative farming practices • Promoting ecosystem restoration • Defence of coastlines from flooding and erosion • Producing high-value 'superfoods' (e.g., Samphire)• Improving incomes and livelihoods of indigenous coastal farmers, especially women, of coastal communities • Investigating novel markets across the agricultural supply chain. Local partner, Maltiti Foundation (MF) facilitates the promotion of quality livelihood for women living in deprived communities in Ghana. MF is the engagement and social research lead, conducting wide ranging analysis of local communities, project impacts and helping to integrate women, young people and marginalised groups into the SANGHANA project, including through awareness raising, training and employment.