AGRICULTURE (51)
The Mbanza-Ngungu Agro-Industrial Park project, which aims to produce 650,000 metric tons of food annually, is entering a critical phase of development. After several months of consultations with development partners, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is seeking to secure funding for feasibility studies estimated at more than $15 million.
To that end, a roundtable meeting was held on June 11, 2026, at the ministry's offices in Kinshasa. According to sources who participated in the discussions, the meeting helped establish the framework for an operational timetable.
The objective is to finalize the financing structure for the studies before September, complete the selection of service providers before October and launch the feasibility studies no later than October.
"Since the beginning of the year, the minister had approached several institutional donors to finance the agro-industrial park project, starting with the feasibility studies," one of the sources said.
Among the partners approached were the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the French Development Agency (AFD), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Germany's public development bank KfW.
Donors Mobilized
Discussions launched in February 2026 have revealed strong interest from donors in the project, but also a demand for greater clarity. The institutions approached requested additional details on the terms of reference, the overall budget for the studies, the expected contribution of each institution and the arrangements for coordinating the process.
One of the main outcomes of the June 11 meeting was the designation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as the lead coordinating agency and the World Bank as lead donor.
Their role would be to ensure technical and institutional consistency across the various study components and donor interventions, helping to avoid fragmented support and duplication of efforts.
The feasibility study budget is now known. It is structured around several components. Industrial engineering accounts for the largest allocation at $5.1 million, representing 32.3% of the total. Studies related to buildings and urban planning are estimated at $4 million, followed by infrastructure and energy studies at $2.05 million.
Technical field and agricultural studies, environmental and social assessments, and pre-project coordination account for the remainder of the budget.
Funding Prospects
This breakdown confirms the integrated nature of the project. Led by Swiss commodities trading group Mole, which specializes in agricultural raw materials, the Mbanza-Ngungu Agro-Industrial Park extends well beyond a conventional agricultural initiative. It also requires infrastructure, industrial equipment, energy solutions, land development, environmental assessments and a financing framework that meets international donor standards.
During the initial institutional consultations, the AfDB expressed its willingness to finance the study phase. The World Bank also confirmed that the project aligns with its agricultural priorities, while considering support through the National Agricultural Development Program.
AFD and IFAD, for their part, are seen as potential partners through the AVENIR project. JICA indicated the possibility of support through existing instruments, with a preference for fiduciary management by UNIDO. KfW expressed interest in components related to irrigation and renewable energy.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), meanwhile, showed interest in the capital structure and governance of the project company, with a potential role as an anchor investor at a later stage.
According to preliminary studies, the total investment is estimated at $1 billion. Donor interest is viewed as a positive signal that the project could attract large-scale financing, but no financing agreement has yet been signed. The mobilization of funds for the studies before September is therefore expected to be the first concrete step toward converting that interest into tangible commitments. It is notably contingent on an official funding request from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pierre Mukoko
Mines Minister Louis Watum and ONYO-BT SARL Chief Executive Bryan Tshibanda signed a memorandum of understanding on June 12, 2026, to launch a pilot electricity supply project for the Minière de Bakwanga (MIBA) plant and residential community in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The pilot project would use power generated at Lupatapata in Kasai-Oriental province and is intended to assess the ability of ONYO-BT's energy solution to meet the needs of a mining site before any potential expansion to other locations across the Greater Kasai region.
MIBA could become one of the first mining sites to test the technology, which remains largely undocumented in the country.
For several months, ONYO-BT has said it has been developing an autonomous electricity generation solution at Lupatapata that does not rely on conventional energy sources and does not produce smoke emissions.
"We have nine strategic minerals that the company exploits outside the country. We have installed laboratories to transform these minerals into semi-electronic components, and these components are then brought back into the country. At our workshops in Kinshasa and elsewhere, we are able to produce an energy core, and this energy core effectively generates power in an unlimited manner...," a company technician was quoted as saying by the Congolese Press Agency.
Institutional Support
In February 2026, ONYO-BT announced the arrival of equipment intended for the production and distribution phase of its energy installation. The company said at the time that the facility would have a total capacity of 610 megawatts, distributed across several production units.
At this stage, however, the information available does not make it possible to independently establish the exact nature of the process, its actual available capacity, its level of grid connection, or its production cost.
Contacts between ONYO-BT and the Ministry of Mines began before the memorandum was signed. In late May 2026, company officials presented the technology to the mines minister, highlighting in particular its potential for mining sites located far from major power grids.
That meeting had already raised the possibility of collaboration with mining operators in the country. Through the memorandum, the Ministry of Mines intends to provide institutional support to ONYO-BT SARL, particularly in the procedures required to obtain authorizations from the relevant authorities.
The partnership is part of the government's stated objective of diversifying energy infrastructure to support the mining sector. However, several uncertainties remain. Neither the detailed implementation timetable, nor the financing arrangements, nor the amount of capacity that could actually be made available to MIBA has yet been disclosed.
Boaz Kabeya
White rice prices have surged sharply in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo province. According to the Nouvelle dynamique de la société civile du Congo in Tshopo, cited by several local media outlets, a 100-kilogram bag now sells for more than 800,000 Congolese francs, up from 300,000 to 350,000 francs previously, representing an increase of between 128% and 167%.
The spike is attributed to the poor condition of rural roads, particularly those linking Opala Territory, one of Tshopo's main rice-producing areas, to Kisangani. Producers have harvests available but are struggling to move them to market, Christian Kambi, the organization's provincial president, said, adding that the supply bottleneck is fueling price pressure in the city.
Civil society is calling on provincial authorities to accelerate road rehabilitation to improve access to production areas and strengthen links with consumer markets.
Strategic corridor
Rehabilitation works on the Kisangani-Opala-Otala corridor were launched in September 2024. The project covers 309 kilometers of the road's total 328 kilometers and was awarded to KAS Logistic and Trading Company, with a planned duration of three years.
The corridor is strategic for the movement of agricultural products within the province. Its restoration is intended to improve connections between production areas and urban markets, though major logistical challenges remain.
Opala Territory is central to the government's agricultural strategy. In March 2026, Agriculture Minister Muhindo Nzangi highlighted the area's rice production potential and the need to support farmers through access to improved seeds, fertilizers, and agricultural equipment.
Realizing that potential, however, remains contingent on infrastructure. As long as access roads remain difficult to navigate, agricultural output from Opala will struggle to reach Kisangani on a regular basis.
Ronsard Luabeya
Congo Motors and U.S. agricultural equipment brand Case IH plan to launch the first phase of a local tractor assembly plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo before the end of 2026. On June 5, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Muhindo Nzangi Butondo presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the assembly plant in Kinzalandi, in the Mbanza-Ngungu territory of Kongo Central province.
According to the agriculture ministry, the facility is led by Congo Motors, with Case IH providing technological support. In its first phase, the plant will focus on tractor assembly. The aim is then to gradually increase the share of local manufacturing, in order to develop a national agricultural equipment supply chain and reduce dependence on imported machinery.
The project is part of the government's agricultural mechanisation strategy. The ministry estimates that the DRC needs around 5,000 tractors per year to meet producers' needs, improve yields and support the transformation of the rural sector. The government says it has already placed a firm order for 3,000 tractors destined for agricultural producers across the country. That order could represent one of the first outlets for the future assembly unit.
Local maintenance
Beyond assembly, the project is also intended to address the challenge of maintenance. According to the ministry, many tractors acquired in recent years have remained idle due to a lack of qualified technicians or available spare parts. The future facility is therefore expected to include a training centre for specialist technicians, a maintenance service and a spare parts supply system. The aim is to extend equipment service life and prevent tractors distributed to producers from falling out of use.
Congo Motors is already established in the DRC in the distribution of vehicles, equipment and after-sales services. Its involvement in the project marks an attempt to move from distributing imported equipment toward a first local industrial capacity in agricultural machinery. Case IH, an international brand specialising in agricultural equipment, is to provide technological support for the project.
For Kinshasa, the collaboration is intended to gradually build local expertise in assembly, maintenance and, eventually, the manufacture of certain components. At this stage, authorities have not yet released details on the project's total cost, the plant's initial annual capacity, the exact share of components to be produced locally or the timeline for scaling up toward fuller manufacturing.
Ronsard Luabeya
The Democratic Republic of Congo is looking to leverage Côte d'Ivoire's expertise to accelerate the development of its cocoa sector and strengthen the organisation of its producers. The issue was a key focus of a meeting held on June 2 in Abidjan between Congolese Foreign Trade Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya and his Ivorian counterpart for Trade, Industry and Crafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, on the sidelines of the signing of the International Cocoa Agreement.
According to the Congolese Ministry of Foreign Trade, Kinshasa hopes to benefit from Ivorian expertise in organising local cooperatives, particularly to strengthen the protection and support of cocoa farmers.
The world's largest cocoa producer, with nearly 2 million tonnes a year, Côte d'Ivoire serves as a benchmark for the DRC, whose cocoa sector remains largely underdeveloped despite significant potential across several provinces.
The two countries also stressed the need to process more cocoa locally to capture a greater share of the value generated by the industry. They said Africa should produce more chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa powder and other value-added cocoa products instead of relying largely on exports of raw beans.
Local processing
Discussions also covered global cocoa price volatility and ways to better protect the incomes of African producers. Kinshasa and Abidjan said they intend to coordinate their positions in response to the growing use of cocoa substitutes by manufacturers, which they view as a threat to the sector.
The Congolese ministry also said both sides discussed the Inga project, describing it as a key source of reliable energy needed to support cocoa processing and other agricultural value chains.
The meeting comes as the DRC seeks to revive its own cocoa sector. In May, Julien Paluku presented an inter-ministerial plan aimed at organising smallholder farmers into cooperatives, strengthening local processing and providing financing for cocoa purchases during the marketing season through the Fund for the Promotion of Industry.
Through this strategy, Kinshasa aims to make the DRC one of the world's leading cocoa producers within five years. The government has set a target of 3 million tonnes by 2030, up from around 100,000 tonnes in 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Reaching that goal would require major investment in production, farmer support, logistics and processing capacity.
Ronsard Luabeya
DR Congo's Economic Regulation Fund (FOREC) launched a potato seed subsidy program on May 14, 2026, in Mbanza-Ngungu, Kongo Central province, to support the revival of local production.
According to a statement from the Ministry of National Economy, the initiative supports the Nsimabani Vegetable Growers' Cooperative Union, which brings together 11 agricultural associations, through a project submitted to FOREC.
The program aims to support local producers, improve domestic potato supply and gradually reduce dependence on imports. FOREC Executive Secretary Jean-Paul Nemoyato said the initiative marked a pilot phase that could lead to broader support measures in the coming years.
The launch follows the signing in Kinshasa of a memorandum of understanding between stakeholders involved in developing the potato sector.
Earlier initiatives in Mbanza-Ngungu
Mbanza-Ngungu has already hosted several initiatives aimed at reviving potato cultivation. In January 2026, Frico Agri Art and the cooperative Viva Kongo signed a partnership agreement to strengthen production through certified seeds, enhanced technical support and the use of Dutch agricultural technology.
The partnership includes a 10-hectare pilot cultivation phase in 2026 aimed at improving yields, reducing post-harvest losses and increasing potato availability in local markets.
The area had previously been selected for agronomic trials linked to industrial processing. In July 2025, the Congolese Press Agency (ACP) reported encouraging results after three months of trials using seeds supplied by Italian company Amica Chips. Some varieties performed well, while others required further evaluation.
During the visit, Muhindo Nzangi, then Minister of State for Rural Development, said the objective was to identify the most suitable varieties, strengthen agricultural cooperatives and prepare the ground for a future local potato processing unit.
With FOREC's latest intervention, the sector has received additional public support focused on access to seeds. The main challenge now will be turning these pilot projects into sustained production capable of supplying domestic markets and eventually supporting a local processing industry.
Ronsard Luabeya
The Democratic Republic of Congo is shifting from a sector-specific response to a broader inter-ministerial strategy to protect its cocoa industry, which has been hit by falling international prices, weak local processing capacity, logistical bottlenecks and smuggling.
At the May 8, 2026 cabinet meeting, Trade Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya presented a report on the decline in cocoa prices and measures aimed at protecting local producers. The cabinet approved the plan after discussion.
According to the meeting summary, the government is favoring a market-driven strategy rather than direct price controls. The approach is built around three priorities: diversifying export markets, improving compliance with international quality standards and expanding production capacity.
The plan follows a sharp decline in cocoa prices. Data from the National Commission on Market Prices cited during the meeting showed cocoa trading at $3.09 per kilogram during the week of April 6-11, 2026, down from $5.85 in December 2025 and nearly $11 in December 2024 on international markets.
Officials attributed the decline to a global supply surplus during the 2025-2026 season, changing demand patterns in the European chocolate industry and weak coordination between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the world's two leading cocoa producers.
Beyond the Price Slump
For Kinshasa, the current crisis has also highlighted structural weaknesses in the Congolese cocoa sector. The cabinet summary pointed to fragmented supply chains, limited processing capacity, quality deficiencies and severe logistical constraints affecting producers.
The measures under consideration therefore extend beyond short-term support. They include tax incentives for exporters using official trade channels and repatriating export revenues to the DRC, continued distribution of improved seeds and fermentation equipment, and the construction of warehouses and storage facilities.
The government also plans to organize smallholder farmers into cooperatives to strengthen their bargaining power and reduce dependence on intermediaries.
The industrial component of the plan includes the creation of a credit line through the Industrial Promotion Fund to pre-finance cocoa purchasing campaigns and kick-start local processing operations. Kinshasa also intends to accelerate the rollout of special economic zones in Musienene, in North Kivu province, and Gwaka, in South Ubangi, while preparing additional industrial hubs in Ituri and Haut-Uele.
The strategy also includes a security component. Authorities plan to establish a joint Police-Customs-Army unit to monitor informal smuggling routes, reflecting efforts to tighten oversight of exports and reduce foreign exchange leakage.
The government is also planning the urgent rehabilitation of road corridors linking production areas to ports, border crossings and major commercial hubs, alongside training programs aimed at helping producers meet international standards.
Through this strategy, Kinshasa is seeking to address the cocoa crisis through a more integrated approach combining tax policy, quality improvement, logistics, security and local processing.
The government aims not only to shield producers from market volatility, but also to strengthen oversight of a sector expected to play a growing role in diversifying Congolese exports. The DRC is targeting annual cocoa production of three million tonnes by 2030, up from around 100,000 tonnes in 2024, according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
Ronsard Luabeya
Kinshasa is preparing to commission eight fishing boats ordered from Egypt under a government program aimed at improving food and nutritional security. The Cabinet approved the project during its April 24, 2026 meeting following a presentation by the minister of Fisheries and Livestock.
According to an official government statement, the order includes three 27-meter vessels and five 8-meter vessels, all of which have already arrived in the country. Radio Okapi previously described the three larger units as industrial fishing boats acquired for $15 million.
Before putting the vessels into service, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock commissioned an expert assessment to evaluate their seaworthiness and economic viability. Three companies were approached, but only Mercure Logistics agreed to conduct the evaluation.
A key technical distinction
The assessment also highlighted an important technical distinction. According to the government statement, the vessels are seiners designed for pelagic fishing at depths of up to around 200 meters, rather than trawlers, which are generally used to harvest fish stocks at depths of up to 500 meters.
That distinction is significant in assessing the project's economic potential. It could affect the fishing grounds accessible to the fleet, the species targeted, expected catch volumes and, more broadly, the return on the state's investment.
The Cabinet nevertheless approved the proposal presented by the minister of Fisheries and Livestock. No date has yet been announced for the vessels to enter service. According to a Dec. 27, 2024 government statement, the fleet will be managed by the National Office of Fisheries and Aquaculture (ONPA).
The vessels are expected to strengthen the Democratic Republic of Congo's fishing capacity at a time when domestic production remains insufficient to meet food demand. Key operational details, including the business model, operating costs, management arrangements and deployment conditions, have yet to be clarified.
Timothée Manoke
DR Congo’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku, met Rawbank executives on May 4, 2026, following earlier talks with the outgoing British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Alyson King.
“The objective is to turn British diplomatic commitments into tangible support for our farmers,” Paluku said.
He said Rawbank is considering targeted support for local producers across six value chains: coffee, cocoa, rice, corn, cassava and palm oil, with technical assistance from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
In March 2026, Rawbank raised $265 million from investors led by the IFC, alongside British International Investment (BII), Proparco and other partners. The package includes a $165 million senior credit facility and a $100 million risk-sharing agreement.
The IFC is also expected to provide advisory services to strengthen Rawbank’s capabilities in areas such as climate finance, agricultural finance and support for women entrepreneurs.
According to the IFC, the program could finance at least 1,500 additional small and medium-sized enterprises over the next four years, particularly in sectors such as telecommunications and fast-moving consumer goods.
Paluku said he wants the program directed toward the coffee, cocoa, rice, corn, cassava and palm oil sectors.
“We emphasized the need for targeted support for post-conflict areas to ensure the recovery is inclusive and reaches all provinces,” he added.
This points to a focus on eastern provinces, where agriculture is seen as a driver of economic recovery and stabilization.
In its latest report on the DRC, published in March 2026, the World Bank said that between 2020 and 2024, about 71.9% of total loans went to private companies, mainly in mining and telecommunications. Agriculture receives less than 5% of bank credit.
Boaz Kabeya
Agro-industrial company Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) has announced the exit of the Congolese state from its shareholding, following a recapitalization process launched in 2025 to strengthen its operational capacity.
According to PHC, the company sought a capital increase from shareholders to support its modernization strategy. The Congolese state, a minority shareholder with a 23.8% stake, did not participate due to a lack of allocated budget from the Ministry of Portfolio.
PHC described the move as a “responsible and voluntary” decision, taken in compliance with OHADA law, the company’s bylaws and applicable governance rules.This move strengthens the position of Kuramo Capital, which has held a majority stake in PHC since 2020, previously at around 76.2%.
A shareholder since 2017, Kuramo Capital said it has supported PHC’s turnaround through investments aimed at modernizing operations and improving productivity. The investor said production has doubled over five years with only a limited increase in cultivated area, while the number of women employed has tripled.
PHC has operated in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1911 and operates three industrial sites at Boteka, Yaligimba and Lokutu. The company controls more than 100,000 hectares of concessions, including around 30,000 hectares of oil palm plantations, and employs more than 11,000 people.
Production has remained relatively stable in recent years. After producing around 80,000 metric tons of palm oil in 2023, PHC is targeting 81,000 metric tons in 2025, with a goal of reaching 100,000 metric tons by 2026.
The company also plans to develop its own palm oil refinery to expand local processing and better serve the domestic market.
Ronsard Luabeya
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Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC), controlled by Kuramo Capital Management with an approximately 76% stake since 2021, plans to build a palm oil refinery.
In an interview with Forbes Afrique magazine published in April 2026, Managing Director Monique Gieskes said the facility is expected to come online within the next two years, pointing to a completion date around 2028.
According to the executive, the project is part of a broader vertical integration strategy. PHC has mainly produced crude palm oil and palm kernel oil, which it sells to refiners in Kinshasa and Kongo Central. The company now plans to refine part of its output while continuing to supply its existing customers with crude oil. This move would allow PHC to capture more value in the domestic market. The planned refinery’s capacity has not been disclosed.
The integration strategy will require higher output. However, data shared by Gieskes indicates stagnation over the past two years. After reaching 80,000 tons in 2023, production is expected to reach 81,000 tons in 2025. PHC nonetheless maintains its target of 100,000 tons by 2026.
The company operates three industrial sites in Boteka (Equateur), Yaligimba (Mongala), and Lokutu (Tshopo). According to management, its concessions span around 106,000 hectares, including 30,000 hectares planted with oil palms. The remaining land offers room for expansion.
PHC also points to genetic research conducted at its CREATY center in Yaligimba. Gieskes referred to experimental seeds described as “albino”, with low beta-carotene content, which could produce a lighter oil directly upon extraction. Management presents this as a promising avenue, though it has not yet been independently validated in publicly available research.
These ambitions come against the backdrop of a structurally undersupplied Congolese market. According to estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), national palm oil production stands at around 300,000 tons per year, while demand exceeds 500,000 tons.
Timothée Manoke
The Democratic Republic of Congo is moving to better structure its cocoa exports, with an emphasis on certification standards. Trade Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya said on April 20, 2026, after a meeting with cocoa and coffee exporters, that the country had secured U.S. support to train Congolese experts in certification.
He said the DRC “must no longer depend on external intermediaries that perpetuate the status quo and enable fraud,” without providing further details on the shift.
The move comes as compliance requirements tighten in international markets, particularly in the European Union. EU rules on deforestation-linked products now require exporters to demonstrate traceability and compliance with environmental standards.
Authorities say building local certification expertise is intended to secure access to export markets and strengthen the credibility of Congolese cocoa.
Structural challenges in the sector
This reorganization comes as the sector continues to face structural constraints, particularly in Ituri province.
Data released in October 2023 by the provincial director of the National Office for Agricultural Products of the Congo (ONAPAC) estimate coffee and cocoa production at 10,000 to 15,000 metric tons per season. Officially recorded volumes are far lower, at around 900 metric tons of coffee and nearly 1,000 metric tons of cocoa, according to the same sources cited by the Congolese Press Agency.
This gap is driven by several factors, including insecurity in some production areas, which disrupts farming activity, and limited local processing capacity. Part of Ituri’s cocoa is transported to North Kivu for processing before export.
Boaz Kabeya
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has committed 2.3 million pounds ($3.1 million) to support the agribusiness sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a joint statement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on April 16, 2026.
The funding is part of a partnership to improve access to credit for agri-food businesses, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), farmers and agricultural value chain actors.
The four-year program aims to make agriculture a driver of inclusive growth. It will support local financial institutions, improve the regulatory environment and provide targeted assistance to high-potential businesses seeking financing.
The initiative will combine technical assistance and advisory services to help mobilize private investment in the sector. It is expected to benefit more than 300 women-owned SMEs and give at least 5,000 farmers and agri-food businesses access to financing and modern equipment.
A trust fund administered by the IFC
The program will operate through a trust fund administered by the IFC and will run until December 2029. It aims to attract private capital, improve living conditions and reduce the country’s reliance on food imports.
The initiative is part of the World Bank Group’s AgriConnect program. It will focus on climate-resilient agricultural financing, financial products tailored to women entrepreneurs, leasing solutions and business climate reforms, including in special economic zones.
Malick Fall, IFC country head, said the partnership should help strengthen agricultural value chains, create jobs and improve food security. Peter Fernandes Cardy, development director at the British Embassy in Kinshasa, said it would help ease investment constraints and support sustainable, climate-resilient agricultural growth.
Ronsard Luabeya
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of National Economy has announced $7.7 million in funding for an agricultural program in Sud-Ubangi province in northwestern DRC. According to a statement published on April 16, 2026, the project will be implemented in partnership with Centre de développement intégral Bwamanda (CDI-Bwamanda).
The ministry said the program aims to boost local production and improve food security by supporting farmers, strengthening corn and soybean supply chains, and upgrading rural roads. It will also reinforce the value chain from production to markets in Kinshasa, the country’s main market.
The initiative is part of a broader strategy to curb the high cost of living, boost local economic activity and position agriculture as a key sector of the economy.
CDI-Bwamanda, the implementing partner, is a development NGO founded in the region in 1969. It follows a holistic approach combining agriculture, health, education, community development and technical support, with the aim of improving living standards and promoting economic independence.
The program comes alongside another ongoing agricultural initiative in the province. Since April 6, 2026, Sud-Ubangi has been part of the Integrated Program for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (PIREDD), backed by a $25 million budget.
Funded by the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) through the national REDD+ fund (FONAREDD) and implemented by Belgian agency Enabel from 2026 to 2030, the project focuses on balancing agricultural production with forest conservation. PIREDD includes support for sustainable farming practices, agroforestry development, and perennial crops such as coffee and cocoa.
Ronsard Luabeya