Sustainable Food Value Chains Knowledge Platform

IFAD to provide US$24 million to create new employment opportunities in Tunisia

27/01/2017

Over 110,000 people in five of Tunisia’s districts in the Governorate of Siliana, home to some of the country's most disadvantaged people, will benefit from a financial agreement signed today between the United Nations’  International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Tunisia. The agreement for the Siliana Territorial Development Value Chain Promotion Project (PROFITS), which aims to create sustainable employment opportunities, was signed in Rome by Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of IFAD, and Moez Sinaoui, Ambassador of the Tunisian Republic in Rome. Read more here

Language: English

The News item's focus in terms of:
Countries:
Tunisia
Commodities: Fruits in general, Livestock in general
Topics: Job creation and enhanced livelihoods, Gender equity, Youth equity, Inclusion of the poor, Vulnerable groups
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