According to the Bank’s website, the proposed project will provide farmers through Farmer Field Schools (FFS), farmer associations and cooperatives, including youth associations and cooperatives with access to improved climate resilient agricultural infrastructure, technologies and knowledge on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) e.g. soil preparation, soil and water management-irrigation and drainage, seeding, crop management, weed control, post-harvest, land management, mechanization for cereal harvesting, processing, packaging, farm machinery operations and maintenance etc. (ii) establishment of market linkages, and value addition (iii) increasing employment for women and youth under TAAT Enable Youth Compact and the Angola Youth Employment Project.

The Project is structured in three components namely:
(i) Enhancing Agricultural Production and Productivity;
(ii) Agri-Business and Value Chain Development; and
(iii) Project Management.

The total cost of the project is UA 154.5 million (USD 211.4 million), net of taxes, and based on 2025 prices, comprising of 70% of the total cost in foreign cost and 30% in local costs.

The projects development objective is to ensure climate resilient food and nutritional security, improve household income and employment in the six (6) Eastern Provinces of Angola, namely: Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Moxico, Moxico Leste, Cuando and Cubango.

The specific objectives of the project include:
(i) Increase the crop yield and production of selected value chains;
(ii) Support the development of climate resilient infrastructure;
(iii) Provide support to agribusiness development to women and youth, and
(iv) Generate employment and enhance household income and livelihood.

Environmental Category: [2] Moderate Risk

The project was confirmed on April 18th, 2024, as Category 2 according to the Bank’s Integrated Safeguards Systems (ISS). This is because physical activities to be implemented include the rehabilitation of existing small-scale irrigation systems located in 3 different sites in two villages in Saurimo district in Lunda Sul Province. There are two Sites in Pelengue village, one of 30 ha and another of 10ha in size with the irrigation channels having a cumulative length of 15.5km; while the site Capuepua village is 50 ha with cumulative length of the irrigation channels being 19.5km. Each of the sites to be rehabilitated do not exceed 50 ha and cumulatively total size is 90 ha and below the threshold of 350ha as provided in the national EIA regulation. The project also includes the rehabilitation of existing infrastructure at the Technical Agricultural Institute of Mona Quimbundo in Lunda Sul and the Middle Agricultural Institute of Missombo in Cuando Cubango province. The anticipated activities are likely to cause and pose E&S risks and of medium-scale, easily reversible, and readily minimized by applying appropriate management and mitigation measures.

Finance Type: Fully Flexible Loan
Tenor: Up to 25 years inclusive of Grace Period
Grace Period: Up to 8 years
Commitments (UA): 139,504,487
Total Project Amount (UA): 154,500,000
Conversion Rate USD (2025-11-11): 1,34161

Name: James Peters OPIO-OMODING
Email: j.opio-omoding@afdb.org

IDA - Ministério da Agricultura e Florestas,
Cabinda Province Agriculture Value Chains Development Project (CPAVCDP).
Contacting address:
Edifício Masuika Office Plaza,
Bloco A, Room Nr. 3B, Município de Belas, Talatona.
Luanda, Angola.
Telephone. +244 927 510 254
Email: jose.fernades@piucabinda.com
Attn: Jose Fernades, Project Coordinator.
or
PIU contact: Thomas Anang, Procurement Officer
e-mail: procurementofficer@piucabinda.com

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