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IFAD
in Mozambique
IFAD began operations in Mozambique in 1983. Since then it has provided a total of US$175.1 million in loans for nine programmes and projects in the country. IFAD’s first three projects after the end of the civil war focused on rural poverty alleviation, rehabilitation and food security in a regional context. More strategic and thematic programmes followed, after a more conducive institutional, policy and economic environment had emerged. IFAD’s current loan portfolio covers support for development of crops, fisheries and livestock, as well as market linkages and rural financial services. Rapid changes are taking place in Mozambique, both in terms of the economy and the institutional environment. IFAD’s strategy in the country has been to maintain a flexible approach to development assistance, evolving from support given to the socialist regime before the war, to rehabilitation of agriculture once the war was over, to the current focus on improving the provision of services to rural communities. Above all IFAD recognizes the urgent need to generate wealth in rural areas and to empower poor rural men and women to influence the planning and implementation of rural development policy. The principal thrusts of IFAD’s strategy in Mozambique are to:
IFAD’s programme in Mozambique covers four broad strategic areas:
The sustainable management of natural resources is a key concern that underlies all activities in the country. Source: IFAD |
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