THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD
$22,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- South Sudan
- Fiscal year
- 2013-2014
- Agreement period
- March 27, 2014 – July 27, 2017
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-A035519001
Published purpose
The goal of this project is to alleviate food shortages and stimulate economic growth in South Sudan through the construction of a series of rural roads. Specifically, expanding the road infrastructure in the country should facilitate access to markets for agricultural producers, help diversify the economy from oil dependency, reduce transports costs to enhance market competition, improve access to vulnerable communities and increase South Sudanese access to agricultural, health, education and other essential services. The project intends to build or rehabilitate roads in rural areas.
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This project funds the construction and rehabilitation of rural roads in South Sudan to alleviate food shortages, improve market access for agricultural producers, and increase access to essential services for vulnerable communities.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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