Increasing access to agricultural technology and marketing services
About 70 percent of Bolivians live below the poverty line. Through the Market Access and Poverty Alleviation Project Chemonics is working to raise incomes for rural Bolivians by increasing entrepreneurs’ access to agricultural technology and marketing services. The project, a continuation of an earlier USAID contract, aims to strengthen producer associations to create sustainable commodity chains using technical assistance and grants. The project works closely with the Agricultural Technological Development Foundation and with commodity chains in the valleys and altiplano regions. Investments in some of the least productive regions in the country have created exponential impact for farmers growing onions, red peppers, and other crops.
| Implemented by |
Chemonics International
(Chemonics International)
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| Dates |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2010
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| Countries |
Bolivia
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| Project Scope |
Subsectoral/Supply Chain
Sub-Regional
Regional
National
Multi-National
Local/Community
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| Project Target |
Private enterprises
Farmers and farmer groups
Cooperatives, associations, federations
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| Documents |
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| Contact |
Bruce Brower, Chief of Party, bbrower@chemonics.com
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