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- Rural Development Project in the Niari, Bouenza and Lekoumou Departments
Rural Development Project in the Niari, Bouenza and Lekoumou Departments
Congo Republic
Borrower | Congo Republic |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 19.12.2006 |
Signed | 11.04.2008 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | IFAD |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries |
Co-financiers | IFAD, Government, Beneficiaries |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 7.50 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 17.77 |
Local food production in Congo remains inadequate to meet the food needs of the population, despite the agriculture sector’s favourable potential. Many basic foodstuffs must therefore be imported. This project aims at removing production constraints in the fertile departments of Niari, Bouenza and Lékoumou. Activities will include:
- renovation of feeder roads;
- construction of wells and boreholes;
- introduction of improved seeds and production techniques;
- provision of support to farmers’ groups; and
- development and expansion of microfinance institutions.