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Strengthening Food Security on Drought through Biofortified Rice and Beans
Cuba, Nicaragua
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 17.06.2009 |
| Signed | 28.09.2009 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Organization | CIAT |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.15 |
The project aimed to improve food and nutrition security among farmer families in drought-affected regions in Nicaragua by increasing the yields and nutritional quality of rice and beans grown in these countries through iron-biofortified, drought-tolerant rice and beans.