The objective of the Project was to increase production and improve quality of selected cash crops for export (namely cocoa, coffee and cashew) in the Kenema and the Kambia regions, therefore contributing to improve food and livelihood security.
The services of the contract included:
The Project is implemented in two Phases. While the first Phase aimed at the development of a suitable approach to introduce an e-zwich biometric payment system infrastructure in rural areas, the second Phases concentrates on the actual procurement and installation of the respective machines.
Services provided include:
Phase I:
FIVIS was one of four components of the programme “Decentralization and Community Development”. The component implemented by AFC supports AGETUR (Executive Agency for Urban Works) and four secondary towns.
The objective has been to identify and finance decentralized investment projects to enhance the socioeconomic situation of the population.
Services conducted include:
The programmes objective is to improve the performance of selected value chains and their competitiveness on national and international markets (rice, cashew, shea and soya). Whilst the first component of the ProAgri aims to improve the framework and policy conditions of the Agricultural Sector in Benin (macro level), the second component focuses on improving the value addition within the value chains at the local level (meso and micro level). |
The programme is part of the bilateral Benin-German Cooperation and the Atacora and Donga regions have been identified as priority intervention areas of the programme.
The Objective of the IF-ProAgri during phase II is – in continuation of phase I – to "increase the agricultural production and income of the local population, reduce pressure on protected areas and contribute to the maintenance of biodiversity ".
Services included:
The new Strategic Plan for the Recovery of the Agricultural Sector (SPRAS) 2010-2015 considers the promotion of value chains as an essential instrument for a better planning and implementation of sub-sector agricultural strategies in Benin. In this context the promotion of value chains - according to the ValueLinks approach - has already proved its worth in selected regions of
The overall objective of the programme was to improve access to innovative and demand-oriented microfinance services as well as to gainful employment in MSMEs. Within the programme, component 1 aimed at enhancing the financial literacy of MSMEs, economically active low-income households and students with regards to loan and savings products. In addition, component 1 increased the quality of client service and consumer protection within the banking sector.
Technical Assistance (TA) has been provided on three levels:
In 1999 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and Central African Republic agreed upon a convention to establish the Commission Internationale du Bassin Congo-Oubangui-Sangha (CICOS) and ratified this Convention in 2003 as a first step towards an enhanced cooperation in the fields of navigation and the protection of the water resources.
The sub-scheme Siengo is part of the irrigation zone N’Débougou and served by the Siengo distributor. Excessive waters are dissipated via the Siengo drain which flows into the Dina bayou. In the 1990s, an area of 3,100 ha of the Siengo sub-scheme has been rehabilitated. The area yet to be restored comprises about 1,670 ha. This area is the topic of the project “Irrigation extension Siengo”.
The programme component objective has been to advice financial service providers [microfinance banks (MFBs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs)] and enable them to offer adequate and sustainable financial services for small and medium enterprises (SME).
The following results have been achieved:
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