South Country Portfolio

Overview: Country program established in 2013. USADF currently U.S. African Development Foundation Partner Organization: Foundation for manages a portfolio of 4 projects. Total commitment is $670,000. Tom Coogan, Regional Director Youth Initiative Email: [email protected] Albino Gaw Dar, Director Country Strategy: The program focuses on food security and Tel: +211 955 413 090 export-oriented products. Email: [email protected]

Grantee Duration Value Summary

Compass 2014-2016 $80,437 Sector: Agriculture (Vegetables) 3202-SSD Beneficiaries: 80 farmer members Town/City: Island in County and County, Central State Summary: The project funds will be used to improve the business and financial management of Compass and the farmer groups, increase the vegetable production of the farmer groups through trainings, purchasing improved seeds, seedlings, and garden tools, installing drip irrigation and hiring an agricultural extension officer.

Kanybek General Trading and 2015-2017 $98,772 Sector: Agro-Processing (Maize Milling) Investment Company Ltd. Beneficiaries: 60 smallholder farmers 4155-SSD Town/City: Mugali, State Summary: The project funds will be used to build Kanybek’s capacity in business and financial management. The funds will also build technical capacity by providing training in sustainable agriculture and establishing a small milling facility to process raw maize into maize flour. Lulu Works Multipurpose 2015-2017 $99,068 Sector: Manufacturing (Shea Butter) Cooperative Society (LWMCS) Beneficiaries: 240 smallholder farmers 4162-SSD Town/City: , State Summary: The project funds will be used to develop LWMCS’s capacity in financial and business management, and to improve its production capacity by establishing a shea nut purchase fund and purchasing an oil expeller and related equipment to produce grade A shea butter for export. Amimbaru Paste Processing 2015-2017 $97,523 Sector: Agro-Processing (Peanut Paste) Cooperative Society (APP) Beneficiaries: 30 smallholder farmers 4227-SSD Town/City: Loa in the Pageri Administrative Area, Eastern Equatoria State Summary: The project funds will be used to improve the business and financial management of APP through a series of trainings and the hiring of a management team. The funds will also build its technical capacity by expanding and improving its peanut paste operations through trainings in sustainable agriculture and peanut production, quality control and food safety, and through its purchase of a paste pressing machine.

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