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Resilient Agriculture Activity

farmers sitting in a training
Credit: NCBA CLUSA

Period of Implementation

October 2022 - September 2024

Geographic scope

Americas: Dominican Republic

Budget

$ 2,700,000
€ 2 571 429

Donor(s)

Bilateral Aid: USAID

Sector(s)

Agriculture & Fisheries, Agroforestry, Banking & Financial Services

Type of Activity

Governance and Organizational Strengthening, Training & Capacity Building, Value Chains / Socioeconomic Circuits, Visibility & Dissemination

Summary

The two-year USAID Resilient Agriculture Activity in the Dominican Republic will address the dramatic increases in food prices, crude oil, and commodities, including fertilizers and other common agricultural inputs, resulting from supply chain disruptions from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Covid-19 pandemic. NCBA CLUSA will tackle these challenges through market-based climate-smart interventions that create entrepreneurship opportunities for food insecure populations in the DR’s Macro Region. As a Farmer-to-Farmer buy-in, the project will include a volunteer technical assistance component.

Project Objectives

The goal of this project is to address the increase in food prices, oil, and commodities which have resulted from supply chain disruptions from the Russian invasion in Ukraine and COVID19.

Impact on SDGs

SDG1 - No Poverty
SDG5 - Gender Equality
SDG8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG13 - Climate Action

Main Indicators

ODI rating, annual net income, annual growth sales, number of benificaries

Impact Measurement

Baseline, semi annual/annual reports, surveys, mid-line, end-line, organizational assessments

Direct beneficiaries

Organisations: 50

Individuals: 2

Local stakeholders

Several cooperatives in the region, Ministry of Youth and Ministry of Women, InterAmerica Foundation (IAF), Inter-America Development Bank (IDB), local universities, Dominican Cooperative Development Institute (IDECOOP), NCBA CLUSA membership such as Organic Valley

Key Tags

Entrepreneurship, Food Security, Inequalities