The director general in Burundi’s ministry of planning, Pierre-Claver Rurakamvye, has said agricultural projects financed by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will start in a month’s time. Speaking over Burundi radio on Tuesday, he named the beneficiary provinces as Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza and Cibitoke. Implementation would be carried out in several phases, including community development, farm production, territorial development and local initiatives. IFAD and the Burundi government signed a loan agreement worth US $20 million in May to support the Rural Recovery and Development Programme in Burundi. According to an IFAD press release, the programme seeks to increase individual household food supplies and income through production-oriented activities.
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