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Africa
Benin
Benin and Togo
Project to improve household
food security (PAASAM)
Drying of corn, the staple food of southern Benin
Increasing production of affordable food
Processing of cassava
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
Final beneficiaries
In Benin, nearly 33% of households are unable to
1 600 farmers, 400 women for income generating
To improve food security for vulnerable rural and urban
140 000 inhabitants of the Savanes region (Togo) and
meet their minimum food needs. General rises in food
activities and the management of food-processing
groups in Benin and Togo in four key product areas –
500 000 in the Benin departments of Zou, Collines and
prices exacerbate the problems of poverty and dietary
units, 200 persons associated with grain banks,
rice, cassava, maize and cowpeas. The project aims to
Couffo; 10% of urban consumers (100 000 inhabit-
insuffi ciency. The dramatic levels of undernourish-
4 000 persons associated with the rural banks.
provide access to credit for producers and processors,
ants of Togo and 300 000 in Benin).
ment and malnutrition which result are testimony
to the food insecurity in Benin. The phenomenon is
more pronounced in rural areas, where most of the
population depend solely on agriculture but only have
access to small, low-yield family farms (34% of which
are smaller than one hectare). Maize is the primary
staple grain. The people are confronted with the major
problems of low crop yield, year-round fl uctuations in
food prices, low farm income and barriers to credit.
The aim of the project is to increase maize production,
raise farmers’ incomes and meet the basic food
needs of the population throughout the year.
Main activities
Final beneficiaries
The 8 000 households (around 44 000 people) of
the 20 targeted communities in the department of
Oueme-Plateau.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 212 096
Amount requested *
€ 1 089 000
Partners
UNACREP – Union Nationale des Caisses Rurales
to facilitate access to inputs and agricultural equipment,
to establish a warranty system, and to ensure
food availability throughout the year at affordable prices
to the fi nal benefi ciaries, particularly vulnerable groups
– women, children, and marginalised persons.
Main activities
• acquisition of agricultural inputs and equipment;
• support for producer organisations in obtaining
credit for agriculture;
• equipping production zones with socio-economic
infrastructure;
• promoting local products through sales outlets;
• developing professional agricultural organisations.
Total estimated cost *
€ 2 390 204
Amount requested *
€ 1 800 000
Partners
Conseil de concertation des riziculteurs du Bénin
(CCRB), Réseau des Paysans Féminins pour le
Développement (REPFEDB), Fédération des Caisses
d’Epargne et de Crédit Agricole Mutuel (FECECAM),
Centre d’Information pour la Recherche et l’Action
pour la Promotion des Initiatives Paysannes (CIRAPIP),
Auction Floor Projects
Training and advice for farmers; supply of inputs for
cultivation of 1 600 hectares of maize; training of
d’Epargne et de Prêt, Benin.
Target groups
Benin; Institut de Conseil et d’Appui Technique (ICAT),
Union des Caisses Mutuelles d’Epargne et Crédit des
200 farmers and establishment of 20 grain banks;
Six rice-growers’ collectives (7 920 rice producers);
Savanes (U-CMECS), Togo.
training and advice for 400 women on income-
2 000 cassava producers and processors; and
generating activities; installation of 20 grain-processing
4 000 corn and cowpea producers.
units; installation of 20 rural banks and advisory support
on management issues.
Gruppo Laici Terzo Mondo, Italy
conte@ltmong.org
www.ltmong.org
DCI-FOOD/128608/12
Vredeseilanden (VECO), Belgium
info@vredeseilanden.be
www.vredeseilanden.be
DCI-FOOD/128608/354
* Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties
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