The Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (AVDP) has verified and selected 2,250 new IVS beneficiaries to cultivate 900ha in the South and Eastern Regions of Sierra Leone. The project will use a Community-Based Approach to develop/rehabilitate the IVS. The...
Paramount Chief of Bendu Bongor Chiefdom in Bo District, Musa Aruna Sandi, has told journalists that IFAD has changed the way they farm by making farming easier and productive. The chief was speaking during a monitoring exercise conducted by a team of IFAD and...
Rice cultivation is very crucial in boosting the gross domestic product (GDP) of Sierra Leone especially when the country is a high importer of rice, a staple food that cost over $200 million annually. This is why AVDP is supporting the farmers with the necessary...
Agricultural Value Chain Development Project’s (AVDP) emergency support to farmers has helped to cushion the effect of food insufficiency and household income amidst the COVID -19 pandemic on farmers. Through the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) the...
