October 29, 2008

New Project Won—India: Partnership for Innovation and Knowledge in Agriculture

ACDI/VOCA has won a $243,616 subgrant from World Vision’s USAID-funded Area Development Programs (ADPs) to implement the Partnership for Innovation and Knowledge in Agriculture (PIKA) project in India.

PIKA will link smallholder farmer organizations to major regional markets in and around five of World Vision's ADPs in Uttar Pradesh, benefiting at least 15,000 farmer households by reducing cultivation and finance costs, raising yields, improving post-harvest practices, facilitating efficiencies in value chains in mango, rice and wheat, increasing farmer skills, mitigating risk and, ultimately, increasing incomes. Under the project, ACDI/VOCA will develop market linkage opportunities for an additional 3,000 farmers using its signature value chain approach.

To learn more about ACDI/VOCA’s work in India, click here.