ENUGU STATE (FGN/IFAD ASSISTED) VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (VCDP-AF)
PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE

1.0 INTRODUCTION
Since 2015, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) have been implementing the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) to “enhance incomes and food security” of poor rural households (HHs) engaged in the rice and cassava value chains (VCs). Starting with the six states (Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun, and Taraba), the Programme (VCDP) was expanded to cover three additional states (Enugu, Kogi, and Nasarawa) from 2019 through IFAD Additional Financing I and II. The Programme strategically targeted 135,000 direct beneficiaries (121,000 producers and 14,000 processors & traders), including youths, women and people with disabilities (PwD). The Programme Development Objective (PDO) is “to enhance on a sustainable basis income and food security of poor rural households engaged in the production, processing and marketing of rice and cassava in the nine (9) States. In Enugu State, Five (5) Local Government Areas (Aninri, Enugu East, Isi-Uzo, Nkanu East and Udenu) are presently participating in the programme.