Results achieved as of the end of this project (June 2012) include: (i) providing training, modernizing infrastructure and providing seeds and fertilizer in 15 communes; (ii) distributing fifty-five tonnes of bean seed, 71,000 banana seedlings, 1,055,200 manioc plants (or cassava, the root of which is a staple food in the tropics), 428,000 yam seedlings, 7,500 tonnes of maize, and 647 tonnes of garden seeds to households; and (iii) rehabilitating six irrigation areas, allowing for 1,075 hectares of land to be adequately irrigated. Finally, because the original project participants reimbursed seeds at rates of more than 75%, seed management committees were able to distribute seeds to new recipients, thereby multiplying the benefits of the project. These results contributed to increasing agricultural output by 25% on average, thereby increasing the food security, or access to safe, sufficient and nutritious food, and household incomes of nearly 9,000 families, or 45,000 people (35% of whom were women).
