Title:
Support for Women’s Entrepreneurship Within the Rice Sector
Agreement Number:
5007063098 P001261001
Agreement Value:
$9,728,757.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 23, 2017 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
This project aims at improving women parboilers’ living conditions in the southern part of Benin in the Department of Collines through assisting professional rice steaming organizations. Parboiled rice is a method of husking rice, thus enabling the retention of 80% of its nutritional value, increasing its resistance to breakage and allowing for better storage conditions. The project is directly benefitting over 1 500 women parboilers and indirectly contributing to the economic well-being of over 21 000 members of their local community.
The project’s activities include: (1) developing suitable and accessible funding for the women parboilers; (2) improving access to the rice market, in particular, through the development of appropriate infrastructures (for instance: rice steaming processing centres); (3) strengthening steamer unions' capacity in good governance and business administration; (4) enhancing women parboilers' access to professional expertise and technological innovation in the area of rice steaming; and (5) providing support aimed at professionally structuring agricultural holdings and promoting agricultural entrepreneurship by professional local organizations.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include:: (1) the steady improvement of the strategic positioning of the women parboilers Regional Union located in Glazoué, of the women parboilers National Union and the rice farmers collaborative council of Benin taking into consideration the cross-cutting themes which are gender equality, governance and environmental sustainability; and (2) the continuous improvement of the profitability and the competitiveness of these women parboilers businesses (1500) through their associations (30) operating six rice steaming processing centres and one central wrapping centre.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H1Y 3R8
Reference Number:
GC-2017-Q4-0035
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118846575
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Amendment Date
Jul 4, 2022
Recipient's Legal Name:
CECI - Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
Federal Riding Name:
Rosemont--La Petite-Patrie
Federal Riding Number:
24064
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.