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Project profile for Rebuilding Agricultural Livelihoods in Northern Sri Lanka - FAO
| Title | Rebuilding Agricultural Livelihoods in Northern Sri Lanka - FAO | |||
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| Project Number | A035186-002 | |||
| Maximum CIDA Contribution | $ 4,000,000 | |||
| Executing Agency - Partner | FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | |||
| Status | Operational | |||
| Start - End | 2011 - 2013 | |||
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Private sector development
Agricultural development (031120): 20% Fishery services (031391): 20% Agricultural extension (031166): 15% Agricultural water resources (031140): 15% Food crop production (031161): 15% Livestock (031163): 15% |
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| Description | ||||
| This is one component of a project coordinated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO that aims to directly support over 10,000 families displaced by the conflict in Northern Sri Lanka in rebuilding their agricultural livelihoods. The FAO component provides farm families with agricultural inputs (fruit tree seedlings and saplings, cattle, and goats), as well as technical assistance and training, to help them expand and improve their agricultural production. The project targets groups of farmers and farm organizations, including coconut and fruit tree growers and dairy livestock (cattle and goats) producers. The project also works with fishing communities in Mullaitivu District to increase fishery production and income through improvements to fish landing sites and other fishery infrastructure. The project focusses on the three northernmost districts of Sri Lanka (Jaffna, Kilinochchi, and Mullaitivu), which suffered significant damage, particularly during the final stage of the conflict. | ||||
| Expected Results | ||||
| This is a new feature, part of CIDA's efforts towards increasing transparency. Information will only be available for projects approved after October 15, 2011. For other projects, information on expected results is usually included in the description. | ||||
| Progress and Results Achieved | ||||
| Results achieved as of March 2012 include: (i) providing training to 20 targeted nurserymen to help them establish commercial nurseries; (ii) providing materials to 150 targeted grape growers to erect trellis and providing training on grape cultivation to half of them; (iii) providing materials to construct sheds to 592 targeted livestock farmers, almost half of whom have completed construction of their sheds, and 125 of whom have received dairy cattle; (iv) providing construction materials to 800 dairy goat farmers, all of whom have finished constructing their sheds, and one third of whom have received 1,075 goats; (v) providing baby fish to 13 village fishing groups, and continuing to build four seaside fish landing sites (used for cleaning and preparation). As a result of these activities, farmers in the North have greater opportunities to improve their livelihoods following a three-decade long war that ended three years ago. | ||||
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