Integrating Climate Resilience into Agricultural and Pastoral Production for Food Security in Vulnerable Rural Areas Through the Farmers Field School Approach.
Project Summary
To enhance the capacity of Burkina Faso's agricultural and pastoral sectors to cope with climate change, by mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) practices and strategies into on-going agricultural development initiatives and agricultural policies and programming and upscaling of farmers adoption of CCA technologies and practices through a network of already established farmer field schools.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 5014 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | Least Developed Countries Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| Executing Agencies | Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Hydraulique (MAH), Ministère de l'Environnement et du Developpement Durable (MEDD) and the Ministère des Ressources Animales (MRA) in collaboration with the Conseil National de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable (CONEDD) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 5 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2013 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 100,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 3,810,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 19,435,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 381,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 23,345,000.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
30 May 2012
Preparation Grant Approved
22 Jan 2013
Concept Approved
13 Sep 2012
Project Approved for Implementation
30 Jul 2014
Project closed