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Market-oriented
Smallholder Agriculture
Project
The objective
of the project is to increase the agricultural production of smallholders
in rural areas of the provinces of Bié, Huambo and Malanje. The 25 comunas and municípios selected
by the project are extremely poor, and the majority of households
in the area are made up of formerly internally displaced persons
who have taken up farming to provide a livelihood for themselves.
The average farm is between 1 and 2 hectares, but in some villages
a significant number of people do not have access to even 1 hectare.
The project area is home to about 80 per cent of Angola's food insecure population
and 68 per cent of its most vulnerable people. The area has a potential for long-term
sustainable development. The project will focus on increasing agricultural productivity
by building farmers' capacity, by supporting seed multiplication and livestock
production, and by supporting and strengthening extension services that respond
to the communities' needs. It will work with farmers' groups and traders to enhance
marketing of agricultural produce, storage, and access to local markets.
Source: IFAD
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| Contact information |
Ms Carla Ferreira
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592722
Fax: +39 0654593722
c.ferreira@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$49.4 million
IFAD loan: US$8.2 million
Cofinancing:
- Japan (US$4.0 million)
- World Bank: IDA (US$30.1 million)
Duration: 6 years
Geographical area: provinces of Bié, Huambo and Malanje
Directly benefiting: 126,000 households
Status: not signed
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| Partners |
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- World Bank
- Japan
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