Project

Smallholder Commercialization Programme

Country

Country Flag Sierra Leone

Sector

Agricultural Development

Approval Date

11 May 2011

Duration

2011 - 2019

Project ID

1100001599

The Smallholder Commercialization Programme - Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme is nationwide and focuses on four target groups:
  • smallholder farmers
  • women
  • young people
  • microentrepreneurs/small business operators


The objective of the programme is to empower the rural poor to increase their food security and incomes on a sustainable basis. Specifically, it aims to:

  • reduce the gap between national rice production and demand (70,000 metric tons)
  • increase farm incomes by 10 per cent for direct beneficiaries

It will also focus on:

  • Smallholder agricultural commercialization
  • small-scale irrigation development
  • access to rural finance
  • coordination and management


The programme is in line the Country Strategic Opportunities Programme (COSOP) for Sierra Leone.

Source: IFAD

Additional Data

  • Total Project Cost

    US$ 56.4 million

  • IFAD Financing

    US$ 0 million

  • Financing terms

    DSF Grant/Highly Concessional

Co-financiers (International)

  • Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme

    US$ 50 million

Co-financiers (Domestic)

  • National Government

    US$ 4.5 million

  • Beneficiaries

    US$ 1.9 million

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