FAO, Agriculture Development Project

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched the Promoting Value Chains–West project, a statement from the USAID said on Tuesday. The project will increase the ability of producers and it will help the link between farmers to markets, both domestic and international. This will promote inclusive growth and job creation in the agricultural sector. Improving agricultural value chains would provide great potential for economic growth. The three-year project will support sustainable agribusiness and livestock development by increasing wheat productivity, improving production and profitability of high value crops, enhancing technology utilization in the livestock industry. Project beneficiaries would include small and medium enterprises (SMEs), input suppliers, private service providers, traders, millers and processors, and producer groups.