A unique feature of the Kakua Educative Tree Seed Orchard (KETSO) is that it keeps community needs in mind whilst focusing on optimal utilisation of land for trees and cash crops. More efficient and environmentally acceptable methods of increasing yeild are introduced like the development of compost heaps and the use trees with nitrogen fixing qualities. The Makombeh and Gbanti villages have been the main areas of KETSO community support . There the following has been achieved:

1. Farmers trained in tree nursing including a field schoool focussing on efficient low cost farming techniques
2. Forty acre tree farm developed at Makombeh village
3. Village infrastructure (roads & bridges built)
4. Standard of living of the villagers improved by developing a seed bank (e.g. oil palm, rice and funde)
5. Ensure sustainability through the cultivation and marketing of castor beans, ginger, rice and funde
6. A primary school built and sustained
7. Store, office and accomodation spaces for farmers and school teacher built

	Left: Taking nursed plants to Makombeh
Right: Car stuck on old Makombeh bridge
	Left. Building of bridge in progress to replace faulty old bridge
Right. Bridge gap
	Left and below: First nursery at makombeh prooved too hot and dry for nursing purposes. It was therefore transformed into accomodatiuon for the farmers
Right:. Using local matrials, an accomodation for farmers was built replacing old nursery.
	Left: Bushels of rice put into bags for further keeping
Right: farmers accommodation and hut for ginger seed storage