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Rural
Development Project in the Niari, Bouenza and Lékoumou Departments
The overall objective is to increase the
incomes and food security of rural poor people in vulnerable communities
in the Niari, Bouenza and Lékoumou departments of south-east Congo.
They include small-scale subsistence farmers who depend mainly on
rainfed agriculture and forest products for their livelihood. Local
producers have limited access to markets and resources, particularly
financial resources, and scant opportunities to generate income.
The project emphasizes the
participation of rural poor people in identifying the activities from
which they will benefit, and it gives special attention to women and
young people.
Specific objectives of the
project include:
- improving sustainable
access to markets and production zones
- supporting production,
diversification and marketing of food crops and other agricultural
products
- strengthening the
capacities of farmers’ groups
- improving the access
of small-scale farmers to rural financial services
Among the project’s aims are
eliminating constraints to ensure small-scale farmers and traders
better access to markets. The project will support existing rural
financial systems that can provide rural poor people with the financial
services they need to improve their living standards.
Project activities include:
- rehabilitating rural
infrastructure, particularly feeder roads, and establishing a road
maintenance system
- building the capacity
of producers’ organizations for collection and group sale of farmers’
products and for identification of markets
- strengthening farmers’
organizations to help them market their products
- promoting high-value
products and ensuring better-quality inputs, such as disease-resistant
cuttings for cassava and improved seeds
Source: IFAD
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| Contact information |
Mr Luyaku Nsimpasi
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo Di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592147
Fax: +39 0654593147
l.nsimpasi@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$20.8 million
IFAD loan: US$8.4 million
Cofinancing: OPEC
Fund for International Development (OFID), US$7.5 million
Duration: 7 years
Geographical
area: Niari, Bouenza and Lékoumou departments
Directly benefiting: 15,000 households
Status: ongoing
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| Partners |
- Ministry
of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
- OPEC
Fund for International Development (OFID)
- United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
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