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USAID Rwanda Dairy Competitiveness Program II
Leveraging the momentum of the USAID Rwanda Dairy Sector Competitiveness Project I (RDCP I), in 2012 we started implementing the USAID RDCP II to increase competitiveness of Rwandan dairy products in regional markets. Throughout the project, RDCP II worked in 17 of Rwanda's districts with a focus on the following areas: farm productivity, milk and dairy product quality, policy and enabling environment, market access, technologies and business services, demand for dairy products, and investment promotion and market development. Important cross-cutting themes were integrated into the project, including women's economic empowerment, nutrition and milk consumption, and access to finance.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE AMAZING RESULTS:
12,000
new jobs created
$54.3
million dollars increase in dairy farmer income
63,100
rural households benefitting