The Government of Belize (GOB) entered into an agreement, dated November 30, 2018, with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for a loan and with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), for a loan and grant towards the implementation of the Resilient Rural Belize Programme (hereinafter, “the RRB”). The objectives are to build overall resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change by adopting climate resilient practices, increase and diversify production; and facilitate their access to commercial market chains for the off-take of their surplus production.
In line with the policy of the Government of Belize in promoting collaboration among public institutions, the RRB, through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing (MIDH) and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment, has formalized a partnership for advancing the implementation of Component 2.1 of the RRB- Investments in Rural Roads Improvements. The MOU was signed on October 12, 2021.
This MOU with implementing partners as stipulated in the IFAD loan agreement and GCF loan and grant agreement, will allow the MIDH to partner with RRB for the design and supervision of rural road construction. This collaboration will also ensure the maintenance of the investments to be funded by IFAD under RRB.
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