Resilient Rural Belize Tender

CountryBelizeApproval Date15 April 2018Duration2018 - 2026SectorRural DevelopmentTotal Project CostUS 20 millionIFAD FinancingUS 8 millionCo-financiers InternationalGreen Climate Fund US 6.09 millionCo-financiers DomesticNational Government US 3.18 millionFinancing termsOrdinaryProject ID2000001247Project ContactLuisa MigliaccioThe Toledo district of Belize is home to a population of small-scale farmers including Mayan people. The districts poorest people live mainly in isolated upland villages. The aim of the project is to provide financial and technical support for activities that would strengthen and promote appropriate agricultural practices and services for these farmers. The projects basic objectives are toimprove the incomes and living standards of people in the target group by bringing them into the mainstream of agricultureincrease their agricultural production and productivity by providing them with access to technical packagesstrengthen local and regional institutions and reinforce extension and credit servicesbuild marketing infrastructure to improve the handling processing and marketing of cropsThe project has been successful in introducing a relatively small number of small-scale farmers to sedentary farming which favoured the expansion of mechanized rice cultivation. Through support from the project farmers organizations have gained some basic experience in self-management for development.