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Africa
Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Farmers protecting plants
Children tested for Konzo in Lukula
Renovated poultry house
Woman worker processing cassava
Projects funded by the EU
Improve food security for at-risk
households in Ruyigi province
by increasing and promoting
agricultural production
Summary and objectives
To increase and better promote agricultural products
of at-risk households by sustainably increasing
agricultural production in the marshes and adjacent
catchment areas of Ruyigi province, by better
organising producers and improving the agricultural
infrastructure.
Target groups
At-risk households and the most disadvantaged
groups (displaced people, repatriated people,
women and children heads of households, orphans,
etc.) from the communes of Gisuru, Kinyinya and
Nyabitsinda (Ruyigi province).
Final beneficiaries
Producers and their organisations, Agricultural
Production Units, Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock Breeding, and communes.
Total estimated cost
€ 4 606327
Grant awarded
€ 2 303163
Improving diet and eradicating
‘Konzo’ food poisoning (paralysis of
the lower limbs) in Kwango province
Summary and objectives
Improve the diet of the population in Kwango
province, and counter the effects on the population
of Konzo – lower-limb paralysis, by offering the
population the necessary training, and means to
improve their daily diet.
Target groups
The population directly affected by Konzo – some
10 000 households.
Final beneficiaries
The population of Kwango province – some
100 000 households.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 500 000
Grant awarded
€ 1 349 000
Partners
I.S.CO. SC, Italy.
Agricultural production and
food security in western Congo
Summary and objectives
Promoting sustainable food security for the rural
population of Kimpese in the district of Cataractes,
and providing a signifi cant contribution to food
security for the large urban centres of Kinshasa and
Matadi thanks to the strengthening of agricultural
production and trading.
Target groups
1 200 family farms in the Kimpese area and their professional
organisations (6 inter-village development
committees), as well as actors in the downstream
sectors and their professional organisations (5 trade
associations and 30 carriers).
Final beneficiaries
Rural consumers and population in the Kimpese
project area, and the population of consumers in
Kinshasa and Matadi.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 350 278
Grant awarded
€ 1 214 278
Partners
CRAFOD (Centre Régional d’Appui et de Formation
pour le Développement).
Increasing food availability in
Kinshasa by supporting food
production on the Plateau de Batéké
Summary and objectives
To stabilise and reduce food prices through the
increase of food availability in the markets of
Kinshasa by supporting and improving food production
in the Plateau de Batéké area.
Target groups
140 rural-based organisations and 7 000 rural
households on the Plateau de Batéké, Maluku
Commune.
Final beneficiaries
About 1 400 000 inhabitants from 7 communes in
Kinshasa.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 863 999
Grant awarded
€ 1 677 599
Partners
Centre d’Appui au Développement Intégral de
Mbankana (CADIM).
Coopération Technique Belge
(CTB), Belgium
info@btcctb.org
www.btcctb.org
Contract DCI-FOOD/212-870
Action Against Hunger, USA
aah@actionagainsthunger.org
www.actionagainsthunger.org
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-516
Agrisud International, France
agrisud@agrisud.org
www.agrisud.org
Contract DCI-FOOD/212-738
COOPI – Associazione
Cooperazione Internazionale, Italy
kinshasa@coopi.org
www.coopi.org
Contract DCI-FOOD/214-218
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