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- Groundnut Improvement for Poor Smallholders
Groundnut Improvement for Poor Smallholders
Financing Type | Grants |
Category | Technical Assistance |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 17.06.2011 |
Signed | 29.07.2011 |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
Organization | ICRISAT |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.10 |
The objective of this project was to ensure regular and sustainable increases in groundnut productivity and the profitability of groundnut cultivation through genetic enhancement in partnership with NARS in Asia. Through this collaborator the technologies and new knowledge was improved. The overall impact of the project was reflected in greater incomes, improved livelihoods and increased nutritional and food security of poor smallholder groundnut farmers in developing countries in Asia.