Professionalize and empower 180 Congolese families

Challenge

Despite the favorable assets, the rural population faces many challenges: very low productivity due to the near absence of inputs and technologies, financing, inadequate management of natural resources (land and water) and the high cost or near non-existence of access to agricultural credit, as well as inputs, including seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and others that generate food insecurity, poverty and misery that also create a dependence on massive imports of food products even in villages.

Solution

As a solution, we support the professionalization of 3 local cooperatives of emerging farmers, CCF.coop supporting food security by supporting the following axes: Improving technology, supporting agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, mechanization and control of irrigation water, and field accompaniment of 180 farmers; Improving production factors, to correct failures in peri-urban and rural production and improve local production to avoid food imports.

Long-Term Impact

One dollar invested yields 5 dollars to the farmer. The production of : 450 tons of corn, 600,000 ears of green corn, 2100 tons of fruits and vegetables. Over 16,000 chickens raised. Food security is restored and built. 720 children go to school. 180 husbands become professional farmers. 65 young couples live together. Socio-economic activities resume in 3 villages. 180 households buy mattresses and take care of themselves. 65 young people become agricultural leaders.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).