International Development Grant
Livelihoods and Nutrition Empowerment
Project Number: CA-3-D002102001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $13,561,247.00
Start Date: March 21, 2016
End Date: December 31, 2022
Duration: 6.8 years
Project Description
This initiative aims to improve the lives and incomes of 10 000 poor and vulnerable farming households (approximately 80 000 people) through agriculture-driven economic growth. The project is providing training and related technical support in modern farming methods to farmers in order to increase yields for selected commodity and livestock value chains. The project also aims to improve the business environment to make it more favourable for farmers women and youth. Project activities seek to increase market access generate employment and improve nutrition for vulnerable women and children.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased farm yields and market access for female male and young farmers engaged on selected commodity and livestock value chains; (2) improved nutrition for vulnerable women and children; (3) improved business environment that is more favourable for farmers women and youth.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (February 2023) include: (1) reached about 16 598 direct beneficiaries (62% women) and an estimated 200 000 indirect beneficiaries through rural livelihood and farming support; (2) encouraged 20 147 people (70% women) to join village loans and savings groups. These groups provide individuals who are poor or live in rural areas with financial literacy training and access to credit to grow their micro-businesses; (3) established over 818 farmer cooperatives and facilitated their engagement with private sectors and the village savings and loans scheme; (4) 86 % of the project’s target households reported income gains; and (5) established 60 influencing platforms in six local government areas to support communities advocating for their rights and priority needs with local government and private sector actors.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Oxfam QC
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Unsolicited Proposal