SECOND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AND FOOD SECURITY PROJECT

active

Prospective

The proposed project is a continuation of the Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project (P164520), i.e. SAIP I, which has been under implementation since December 2018 and is scheduled to close in August 2024. SAIP II will consolidate the results and scale-up the ongoing SAIP I activities under four major nutrition-sensitive value chains: (a) vegetables and fruits for domestic, regional, and international markets; (b) maize for domestic and regional markets; (c) Irish potato for domestic and regional markets; and (d) beans for domestic markets. The selection criteria of these value chains include: (a) market and growth potential (unmet demand, potential for productivity gains, and value addition); (b) relevance and development impact (nutrition improvement, opportunities for on- and off-farm employment, and income-generation potential); and (c) reflection of strategic factors (national priority crops) and potential impact of the project and feasibility for change. SAIP II will maintain the SAIP I technical design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and fiduciary arrangements, and the environmental and social safeguards categories. SAIP II will also maintain the four SAIP I components. Component 1. Institutional Strengthening, Agriculture Productivity Enhancement, and Nutrition Improvement will strengthen selected farmer organizations for improved agricultural productivity and healthier household nutrition. Component 2. Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency will finance small-scale, and water use efficient technologies and strengthening irrigation capacity to promote climate-smart agriculture. It will target smallholder farmers, extension workers, and irrigation scheme managers, particularly those in vulnerable areas, to help improve their resilience to climate variability, increase their crop productivity and profitability, and promote sustainable agricultural practices. Component 3. Market Linkages and Value Addition Investments Support will enhance market linkages and value addition by strengthening the capacity of farmer organizations and other value chain actors and improving their access to finance. Component 4: Project Management and Technical Assistance will finance project management, knowledge management and dissemination. Collectively, the component activities will include support to farmers in seasonal crop intensification to increase productivity and improve food security for Rwanda, mainly targeting vulnerable groups; investments; productivity enhancing technologies including agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, compost, lime, small-scale irrigation technologies (SSIT); and technical assistance to support improved productivity in the four value chains.SAIP II will be implemented in in the 9 SAIP I districts (Rulindo, Rwamagana, Karongi, Rutsiro, Kayonza, Nyanza, Gatsibo, Nyabihu, Ngoma ) and will also be expanded to 11 new districts (Bugesera, Nyagatare, Kamonyi, Huye, Ruhango, Muhanga, Gisagara, Nyamagabe, Ngororero, Kirehe and Rusizi), bringing the total to 20 districts.Targeted beneficiaries will be smallholder farmers (some of whom have grouped themselves into farmer organizations Water Users Associations, Self-Help Groups, and cooperatives), and small and medium scale agro-enterprises (agro SMEs) in the the selected sites. The project will directly benefit an additional 20,000 new households or approximately 70,000 new individuals of which at least 42 percent will be women. This is a 44% increase from SAIP I to SAIP II (45,688 to 65,688 households).

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

World Bank Group

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Fertilizers, Waste Processing and Treatment, Consumer Products, Raw Materials, Government