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| Project ID: 1252
Sustainable Rural Development Project for the Semi Arid Zones of Falcon and Lara States Phase II The overarching goal of the project is to improve the living conditions of rural poor communities located in the semi-arid zones of Falcon and Lara states. The Project general objective -- in accordance with the Millennium goal -- is to significantly reduce poverty and extreme poverty levels of semi-arid rural communities by means of social and economic development that is environmentally sustainable and gender equitable. Specific objectives include: (a) the economic and political empowerment of the social and economic organizations of poor rural communities in semi-arid zones; (b) the rehabilitation, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in semi-arid zones, with a special focus on soil and water conservation; (c) the transformation of agricultural and non-agricultural subsistence production into a market-oriented, profitable and sustainable business; and (d) greater access of poor rural communities in semi-arid zones to local rural financial services (cajas rurales), as well as to formal state and national financial services. Loan Amount: SDR 10.40 million (approximately USD 15.0 million) on ordinary terms Total project cost: estimated at USD 23.0 million, of which beneficiaries will provide about USD 1.0 million, the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) USD 4.0 million, and national Government USD 3.0 million. Cooperating Institution: CAF  Project ID: 1186
Agro-Productive-Chains Development Project in the Barlovento Region The general objective of this six-year IFAD-initiated project is to improve the capacity of beneficiary families to forge links with local and national markets and manage their agricultural, microenterprise and marketing activities efficiently and sustainably. Specifically, it seeks to: (i) develop human resources and local productive organizations; (ii) upgrade on-farm production and productivity and the marketing of new cash crops and traditional, local permanent crops, and improve subsistence crops in order to promote food security and better nutritional levels; (iii) promote the rational use and conservation of local natural resources; (iv) strengthen production, transformation and marketing links; (v) consolidate rural development processes at the state and municipal level by improving the organizational capacity of beneficiaries and rural communities; and (vi) promote a gender-balanced approach to project activities. The target group will consist of 15 000 rural poor families, encompassing small farmers with less than 5 ha of productive land, 3 000 landless rural dwellers, women and a small number of men engaged in the small-scale processing of agricultural products. Approximately 12 000 families, 50% of which are of African origin, will benefit directly from project interventions. The project will provide equal opportunities for, and encourage the full participation/access of women to, all of its productive aspects. Innovative features: The agro-productive-chains approach to agricultural and non-agricultural development focuses on the simultaneous solution of production , post-harvest, transformation (processing) and market constraints faced by beneficiaries. It will contribute to incremental income generation through vertical, horizontal and market integration. Another innovative aspect is the organization of an inter-institutional mechanism to promote the exchange of proven methodologies and best practices among IFAD-, government- and other donor-supported projects and programmes in Venezuela. The simultaneous implementation of these innovative features is expected to have a catalytic effect on poverty alleviation in the Barlovento region. Loan amount: SDR 9.8 million (approximately USD 13.0 million) on ordinary terms. Total project costs: Estimated at USD 17.0 million, of which USD 3.0 million will be provided by the Government and USD 1.0 million by the beneficiaries. Cooperating institution: CAF. |
