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Moraikobai which translates to “Heart of the Mora Tree” is an indigenous village on the southern border of administrative region 5, about 4 km up the Mahaicony Creek. The 1,200 residents of this village received G$ 35,000,000 for 2023 from Guyana’s carbon credit revenues through the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). The villagers agreed to invest their allocation in 15 projects with a heavy focus on Tourism and Agriculture/Food Security as depicted in the following bar graph: 
Moraikobai took a holistic approach to the development of tourism in the village. This is evident from the following 6 diverse yet integrated tourism-related projects that residents chose to pursue revenue generation within their village: (1) acquisition of a Pick-Up Truck to transport tourists; (2) construction of a Kitchen and Dining Area to efficiently and comfortably cater for tourists; (3) development of the Ubudee website to provide information and receive bookings for Moraikobai’s various enthralling tourism products; (4) purchase of a canoe for creek paddling; (5) acquisition of camp gears and bicycles for recreational activities; and (6) construction of 2 eco-cabins.
Moraikobai has a visionary plan to boost its agriculture, food security and village economy. This plan hinges on both crops and livestock. Regarding crops and starting with a pilot, the village will cultivate cassava on savannah land to avoid deforestation thereby helping to mitigate climate change. To maximize the value of the produce, a cassava milling and packaging facility would be constructed to accelerate the export of cassava flour. Moreover, the village intends to cultivate pineapple for export and construct a shade house to supply local farmers with affordable seedlings.
As it relates to livestock, Moraikobai plans to acquire 500 broilers that will be reared in a pen that is currently in the design phase. This project will initially supply the local market but would additionally and ultimately serve regional and national markets upon enhancements to production and packaging. The village took the first step for these agricultural enterprises by procuring various equipment and tools including a Governance in Moraikobai is now more comfortable and efficient as residents, visitors, and staff benefit from the new lavatory, furniture, and equipment at the village office. Finally, the villagers invested in a Pontoon and will upgrade an internal trail to improve transportation.
As a community, we decided to rear chickens using our carbon credit money, so that villagers would always have chicken at a low cost instead of buying it from outside for a lot of money during shortages” Mr Jeff Bonaparte
“We learnt valuable lessons about Moraikobai’s soil and savannah cultivation from our pilot project that will be used to develop agriculture for food security and revenue generation in our village” Ms Rosanne Rollox
“I am happy with all the development taking place in my village. As a cook, I look forward to being employed in the kitchen under construction, so that I can treat all the tourists to my delicious cooking and earn more money for my family” Ms Naiomi Andrews
Amid the implementation of its projects, Moraikobai encountered unusually dry conditions which delayed the start of its full agriculture programme – especially, the crop component. Nonetheless, the people of Moraikobai are resilient and they remain steadfast to their agricultural vision which will be set in motion as soon as the weather becomes conducive. Moreover, Moraikobai overcame the lack of skilled persons within the village and successfully progressed on all its civil projects. The Toshao and Chairperson of the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) commended the government on the revolutionary LCDS and expressed appreciation on behalf of Guyana’s Indigenous population for their ongoing development due to the direct injection of carbon credit revenue into villages across the country.
Mr Derrick John, Toshao & Chairperson, NTC
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