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Agricultural Producer Support Project (APSP)
This project aims to build efficient agricultural value chains based on the priority activities of agriculture, fishing, and livestock farming in the targeted rural communities. Community members receive technical assistance from the foundation, adopt sustainable agricultural best practices, gain access to markets and financing for agricultural inputs, and access agricultural insurance. This project leads to improved food security, higher incomes for all stakeholders in the value chain, more jobs in rural areas, and the strengthening of communities’ self-management capacities.
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Production of High-Quality Seeds to Transform Agriculture in the DRC
To harness the DRC’s enormous agricultural potential to achieve food self-sufficiency, while contributing to the national effort under the Agenda for the Transformation of Agriculture in the DRC (ATA-DRC). This project produces maize, rice, cassava, and soybean seeds under the supervision of the National Seed Service (SENASEM) to provide Congolese farmers with high-quality seeds that increase crop yields while helping to reduce imports of foodstuffs that are now available in the DRC.
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Empowerment and Promotion of Entrepreneurship Among Youth and Women
To reduce chronic unemployment in rural areas, particularly among young people and women, this project will explore opportunities for creating small businesses led by young people or women within agricultural value chains or in support services for stakeholders in these value chains. The businesses and jobs created by young people and women will simultaneously strengthen agricultural value chains and improve food security while reducing unemployment.
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Sustainable Housing for a Better Quality of Life in Rural Areas
Faced with a housing shortage of more than 4 million homes in the DRC, which is particularly acute in rural areas, this ambitious project aims to promote access to decent, sustainable, and affordable housing for rural communities. Through this initiative, we are mobilizing expertise, partnerships, and funding to help improve living conditions while stimulating job creation in the construction sector. This project is part of a vision for sustainable development in which housing serves as a catalyst for well-being, dignity, and economic growth for local communities.
