Competitive African Rice Initiative in East Africa (CARI-EA) Project
Enabling locally produced rice in East Africa to competitively substitute the current over 300 million US$ worth of rice imports to the East Africa Common Market
Project scheme and budget (USD)
| Project budget (USD) | Rice component share (%) | Rice component budget (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Assistance | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Governmental | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3,133,378.00 | 100 | 3,133,378.00 |
| Total | 3,133,378.00 | - | 3,133,378.00 |
Project Goal
Enabling locally produced rice in East Africa to competitively substitute the current over 300 million US$ worth of rice imports to the East Africa Common Market
RICE Approach: Areas of contribution by the project
| Resilience | Industrialization | Competitiveness | Empowerment |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R1: Area under irrigation
|
I1: Capacity of industrial mills
|
C1: Share of local rice
|
E1: Access to financial services
|
|
R2: Quantity of resilient seeds
|
I2: Mechanization ratio
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C2: Quantity of high-yielding seeds
|
E2: Access to technical services
|
SIEM
| Policy / Institutional | Infrastructure | Human Resource Capacity | Provision of Equipments or services | Knowledge / Research | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | |||||
| Fertilizer | |||||
| Irrigation / water management | |||||
| On-farm technology transfer | |||||
| Mechanization | |||||
| Quality Improvement | |||||
| Access to market | |||||
| Access to credit | |||||
| Overall policy tools |
Crosscutting
Women
Youth
Nutrition
Climate Change
Food system
Contact (implementing partner)
Rachel Ajambo
- Kilomo Trust
