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Developing the corn sector in Burkina Faso

Project

Agriculture and agri-food
Signature date
Location
Burkina Faso
Financing tool
Grant
Financing amount (Euro)
1000000
Financing details
EUR 1m grant
Customer
Mercy Corps Europe
Type of customer
Company
Country of headquarters
United Kingdom
Project number
PBF1038
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This information is given at the time of signature, without prejudice to any developments in the operation/project.

The NGO Mercy Corps is going to implement a project to develop the corn sector in the country, with the objective of supporting the players, production and management.

Client presentation

Mercy Corps is an international NGO operating in more than 40 countries, with close to 5,400 people working for a better world. It implements programs based on various humanitarian sectors, ranging from the management of conflicts, children and young people to agriculture and food security. 

Project description

Based on a comprehensive study (“Corn market system in Burkina Faso”) financed by Proparco, the NGO Mercy Corps is going to implement a pilot project to develop the corn sector in Burkina Faso for a total amount of EUR 2m (EUR 1m grant from Proparco, and EUR 1m grant from AFD). 

This project should lead to: 

  • An increase in incomes, resilience and job quality for farmers and workers in the corn sector living in poverty
  • A strengthening of corn processing SMEs to improve the supply, product quality, and support business development and the attractiveness of the sector
  • An increase in the resilience of the corn sector to environmental and conflict-related (especially land conflicts) shocks and stresses.