Home » Agri-Economics Finance 35 million euros to boost smallholder farming in DR Congo FinanceInvestmentLatest NewsSmallholder 35 million euros to boost smallholder farming in DR Congo 17 ViewsBy Oscar NkalaThe United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a new programme to help families that include returning former refugees rebuild their lives around agriculture in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 35 million euro project, which seeks to empower women farmers and support peace-building initiatives in the war-torn North and South Kivu areas of the eastern DRC, will be funded through a donation from the German government. The two UN agencies will offer assistance that includes, farmer training, micro-financing for farming projects as well as numeracy, literacy, conflict-prevention and economic empowerment planning for women. FAO Acting Representative for the DR Congo Alexis Bonte hailed the initiative as a potential life-changer for the returning refugee families. The project is expected to benefit an estimated 180 000 people in the North and South Kivu provinces of the eastern DR Congo.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 26, 2018 10:52 UTC