Balochistan Agriculture Project

$59.89M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Food and Agriculture Organisation
Country	Pakistan
Start Date	Sep 24, 2015
End Date	May 17, 2019
Duration	1,331 days
Number of Grantees	32
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`184774-76`

Grant Description

The project aims to increase the incomes of 14,300 households in over 700 poor communities in districts within 100 miles of the Afghan border in Balochistan. The project helps communities and farmers increase production, sales, and revenues of crops and livestock.

Activities include introduction of new technologies and practices, improved management approaches, new varieties of crops and livestock, land leveling as well as better water management techniques and grading, packaging, packing, and marketing.