Burkina Faso - Agricultural Diversification and Market Development Project : additional credit (Anglais)

The development objective of the Agricultural Diversification and Market Development Project (ADMDP) is to increase the competitiveness of selected agricultural sub-sectors that target national and regional markets, thereby contributing to shared agricultural...  Voir la suite The development objective of the Agricultural Diversification and Market Development Project (ADMDP) is to increase the competitiveness of selected agricultural sub-sectors that target national and regional markets, thereby contributing to shared agricultural growth in Burkina-Faso. The proposed Additional Financing would help finance the costs associated with a scale-up of activities to enhance the poverty impact and developmental effectiveness by expanding small-scale irrigation on an additional 1,900 ha where feasibility studies have already been completed during implementation of the parent project. Also by marketing infrastructure by up-grading, rehabilitating or constructing new facilities including horticulture terminals, cold storage and packing facilities, livestock markets and slaughterhouses, and vaccination parks in regions not covered during the initial phase. Providing investments in supply chain development by the matching grant scheme for onions, mangoes, cattle/beef and poultry for an additional 500 micro-projects to be proposed by smallholders and small-scale processors and project activities to four additional regions not targeted by the parent project, completing therefore the nationwide coverage of ADMDP. Finally, by expanding capacity building for three additional professional and agricultural trade organizations representing three new sub-sectors with activities including the development of their value chain strategic development plans, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to facilitate improved management of public expenditures in the agriculture sector.  Réduire