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The USAID-funded Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel–Accelerated Growth Project (REGIS-AG) was launched in 2015 as part of USAID’s Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE) initiative. REGIS-AG is designed to increase the incomes of vulnerable households by increasing the performance and inclusiveness of the cowpea, poultry and small ruminant value chains and thereby increase resilience in selected agro-pastoral and marginal agricultural zones of Niger and Burkina Faso.
Today, the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the launch of the second phase of the Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE) program in Burkina Faso. Through this program, the United States intends to commit more than $190 million (CFA F 111 billion) over five years to help the most vulnerable Burkinabe build resilience to climate and other shocks and permanently escape poverty. United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Mr. Andrew Young; Minister of Agriculture and Hydro-Agricultural Resources, Mr. Salifou Ouedraogo; and USAID Mission Director for the Sahel, Ms. Lisa Franchett officially launched the project.
This working paper is meant to provide information on the strategic and technical approach USAID intends to use for RISE II. USAID retains the right to change its strategic or technical approach at any time without notification. This paper is a reference document that contains useful information for applicants seeking funding under RISE II, as well as for others who wish to partner with USAID, or better understand USAID’s approach. It is not a solicitation document. Organizations interested in obtaining funding from USAID are advised to monitor Grants.gov:
In 2016, an invasive crop pest called the fall armyworm (FAW) was first confirmed in Africa. Native to the Americas, FAW can feed on 80 different crop species including maize, a staple food consumed by over 300 million African smallholder farm families. The crop pest has since been found in over 30 African countries, posing a significant threat to food security, income and livelihoods.
The vast majority of Burkina Faso’s population relies on subsistence agriculture, and the country is increasingly plagued with drought, floods and climate-related pest invasions and diseases, often creating a need for humanitarian response.
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