Value Chain Development Support Project in Support to the Agriculture Transformation Program (PADCV-PTA)

The PADCV-PTA is a strategic project designed to operate the structural transformation of the agricultural sector in the DRC. It aims to directly address the DRC government's objective of "reclaiming the soil from the subsoil" by focusing on improving the productivity and competitiveness of priority value chains (rice, maize, cassava, etc.). Its intervention strategy is based on an integrated approach: from replenishing seed stocks to developing resilient infrastructure, including structuring stakeholders and their financial inclusion, thus ensuring the link between production, processing, and the market.

• Increase productivity: Ensure guaranteed and sustainable access to quality agricultural inputs (pre-basic and basic seeds, fertilizers) for the cassava, maize, rice, soybean, and bean sectors, in order to significantly improve agricultural yields.
• Develop infrastructure: Implement resilient hydro-agricultural developments in lowland areas, and construct and rehabilitate storage, processing, and road infrastructure to facilitate the transport of products to markets.
• Structuring stakeholders: Strengthen the organizational and management capacities of farmers' organizations and cooperatives to transform them into effective economic partners and facilitate their access to appropriate financing.
• Reduce food insecurity and imports: Contribute to the overall objective of increasing national agricultural supply to reduce the incidence of food insecurity and decrease the country's dependence on food imports.