- the Primary Objective of the Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze Activity IS to Sustainably Increase Smallholders Farmers Income, Improve Nutritional Status of Rwandan Women and Children, and Increase the Resilience of the Agriculture and Food Systems to the Changing Climate. This Objective Will BE Attained Through Sustainable Intensification of Rwandan Smallholder Farming Systems, With Specific Emphasis on Climate Smart Approaches to the Agriculture Production System. This Activity Specifically Focuses on Farming Systems Which Emphasize on Maize and Beans and Incorporate Nutrient Dense Crops and or Livestock and on the Nutritional Status of Women and Children Under Five Years of AGE
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $32,664,038 ($32.7M)
Contractor: Cnfa
Awarding Agency: Agency for International Development
Start Date: 2017-06-22
End Date: 2024-10-23
Contract Duration: 2,680 days
Daily Burn Rate: $12.2K/day
Official Description: IGF::OT::IGF - THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE FEED THE FUTURE RWANDA HINGA WEZE ACTIVITY IS TO SUSTAINABLY INCREASE SMALLHOLDERS FARMERS INCOME, IMPROVE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF RWANDAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND INCREASE THE RESILIENCE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS TO THE CHANGING CLIMATE. THIS OBJECTIVE WILL BE ATTAINED THROUGH SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF RWANDAN SMALLHOLDER FARMING SYSTEMS, WITH SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON CLIMATE SMART APPROACHES TO THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION SYSTEM. THIS ACTIVITY SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON FARMING SYSTEMS WHICH EMPHASIZE ON MAIZE AND BEANS AND INCORPORATE NUTRIENT DENSE CROPS AND OR LIVESTOCK AND ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE.