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Wool and Mohair Promotion Project
Lesotho
| Borrower | Lesotho |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 23.09.2014 |
| Signed | 09.10.2014 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | IFAD |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security |
| Co-financiers | IFAD (Loan), IFAD (Grant), LNWMGA, Beneficiary , Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 12.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 38.90 |
The main objective of this project is to improve incomes of around 200,000 smallholder producers by providing access to capital, technology and training. Project activities will focus on the poorer highland areas that cover more than two-thirds of the country’s surface area and is the production base for the wool and mohair industry. Project components will include: rangeland management improved livestock production and management wool and mohair production and marketing