Mennonite Economic DevelopmentAssociates of Canada
$8,250,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Ukraine
- Fiscal year
- 2007-2008
- Agreement period
- March 31, 2008 – December 31, 2013
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-Z020896001
Published purpose
This project aims to strengthen the capacity of 5,000 smallholder farmers in the regions of Crimea and Zaporizhzhia to engage profitably, competitively, and sustainably in the production, processing, and marketing of high-value horticulture commodities. Farmers in these two regions are faced with a range of constraints that inhibit their access to markets and lead to a significant percentage of the population living in poverty. The project involves partnering with lead farmers, local farmer associations and agriculture extension services to deliver technical training and other agriculture support services designed to improve production and facilitate access to markets for smallholder farmers. The project also implies working with credit unions in both regions in order to give horticulture producers of these rural regions better access to loans.
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This project supports 5,000 smallholder farmers in Crimea and Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, by improving their production, processing, and marketing of high-value horticulture crops, and by increasing access to loans through local credit unions.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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