Strengthening Farmers’ Value Chains inTanganyika, DRC

About this project

The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in cooperation with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has requested a financial support of 90 million SEK from Sweden for the implementation of the programme "Strengthening Farmers' Value Chains, Tanganyika, DRC" in the period 2016-2019. The population of the Tanganyika province in eastern DRC is to a very large extent dependent on agricultural production for survival. It is estimated that over 60% of the food consumption comes from small-scale agricultural production. The land in the province is actually very fertile, but for various reasons, agricultural production is very low and the fact is that 57% of the households in the Tanganyika province are estimated to be food insecure, which is above the national average in the DRC. Especially vulnerable is the population of the Nyunzo district, largely due to various ongoing violent conflicts. The area lacks infrastructures, farmers have no or poor opportunities to process their production, hardly any access to markets, no or poor access to credits, etc. The production is almost exclusively focused on corn and cassava despite the fact that the actual conditions for a broader production exist. The programme has the overall objective to: - To increase smallholder farmers’ agricultural and financial capacities for sustainable production and market engagement in order to increase their incomes and build resilient livelihoods; - Support community-based organizations to become active c…

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Sweden · Government

Countries

Congo - Kinshasa

Sectors

Agricultural developmentIII.1.a. Agriculture

Funded by

Sweden

Passes funds through

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Published by Sweden to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: SE-0-SE-6-51250025.

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