National Food Security and Rural Development Programme in Imbo and Moso (PNSADR - IM)

About the Project

Nearly 70% of Burundians live on less than US$1 a day, and those living in rural areas are the most severely affected by poverty and food insecurity. The vast majority of the population works in the farming sector, estimated at more than 95%, and most are small farmers who depend on food crops. Their poverty is largely linked to low agricultural productivity, due in large part to the small size of farms, low soil fertility, limited technological and financial capital assets, lack of access to quality seeds and fertilizers, and limited technical knowledge of farming best practices.

To support these farmers and help lift them out of poverty, PNSADR-IM strengthens food security and rural development in Imbo and Moso regions by reinforcing hydro-agricultural infrastructure, such as dams and roads in marshlands and plains; provides access to production areas; and develops and strengthens the rice and milk sectors. The project also supports production diversification and promotes nutrition education, while building stakeholder capacity in agricultural development.

$30 million will be invested to improve water management and irrigation in drought-prone areas, improved technologies, and productive assets, and the establishment of farmer field schools.