BENIN: The IsDB, the Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF) and the government of Benin have launched a US$20 million initiative, namely the Integrated Agriculture Value Chain Development Project initiative, according to a statement.
The project over the five-year period will work with local farming communities, agricultural cooperatives, the private sector and other stakeholders to capture domestic and regional market opportunities for 25,000 households in 16,000 communes, and also aims to reverse Benin’s economic import dependency in the rice and maize sectors and sustainably improve the market performance and competitiveness of maize and rice value chains.