This is a US$24.37 million parallel funded project funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with contributions from GOL and the beneficiaries.
Location: | Eight (4) Counties: Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Maryland & River Gee; |
Type Of Project: | Grant |
Type Of Support: | Agricultural Infrastructure Rehabilitation, Capacity Building (Training), Production & Post Harvest Technologies, for Lowland Rice Cultivation |
Source Of Funding: | AFDB, GoL |
Executing Agency: | Ministry of Agriculture |
Implementing Agency/Unit: | Programme Management Unit (PMU) |
Budget: | USD 18.3 millions |
Project Duration: | Five (5) yrs: April 2010 – March 2015 |
Goal:
Poverty Reduction and Food Security
Objectives:
Targeted Beneficiaries:
3.800 farmers in eight counties
Project Components:
Expected Results:
1,600 Ha of exiting rice swamps rehabilitated; 100 km of feeder roads rehabilitated, community infrastructure (agro-processing facilities, warehouses & MoA county offices) rehabilitated, Twenty (20) Subject Matter Specialist Trained, Eighty (80) Extension staff Trained.
Inputs:
Services, Works, Seeds, Technical Assistance
Project Status: Ongoing
Project Sustainability plan:
The project intends to involve the private sector and farmers base organization into management and operations of irrigated low and land post harvest infrastructural and linking activities to farmers net work in project counties after the completion of the project.
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