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- Food Security and Rural Development Programme in the Imbo and Moso Regions
Food Security and Rural Development Programme in the Imbo and Moso Regions
Burundi
| Borrower | Burundi |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 23.09.2014 |
| Signed | 30.10.2014 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | IFAD |
| Executing Agency | The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MINAGRIE) |
| Co-financiers | GASP, IFAD, Government, Beneficiaries |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 20.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 51.62 |
This project aims at increasing food security and reducing poverty in the Imbo and Moso regions, directly benefiting around 400,000 people. Works to be carried out include:
- developing and rehabilitating irrigation schemes for rice production
- developing around 2,500 hectares of marshland
- rehabilitation/construction of rural feeder roads to open up production zones and improve access to agricultural markets and milk collection centers
- Agricultural value-chain development for rice and milk production