Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains Togo, Senegal and Guinea

The SCPZ programme targets the Kara region in Togo, the Southern agropole in Senegal, and the Boké and Kankan regions in Guinea. It integrates climate adaptation and mitigation by investing in solar-powered drip irrigation, biogas energy for agro-processing, and climate-resilient agricultural (CRA) practices. The project aims to benefit 6.72 million people, with a strong focus on women, and expects to reduce 16.9 million tCO2eq over its lifespan.

• The programme expects to reduce or sequester 16.9 million tCO2eq over its total lifespan, with 11.27 million tCO2eq attributed to renewable energy and waste management and 5.74 million tCO2eq from agro-forestry practices.
• The project targets a total of 6.72 million beneficiaries, comprising 1.104 million direct beneficiaries and 5.612 million indirect beneficiaries, with women representing 54% of both groups.
• The programme will deploy solar-powered drip irrigation distribution systems (DIDS) across 39,179 hectares of land to improve water efficiency and reduce reliance on diesel-based irrigation.
• To reduce post-harvest losses and biomass dependence, the project will install 14.69 MW of solar energy for lighting, processing, drying, and packaging of staple crops.
• The programme will implement biogas technology by installing 24,579 m3 of biodigesters to treat livestock manure, providing approximately 10.24 MW of renewable energy for processing and cold storage.
• Climate-resilient agricultural (CRA) practices and agro-forestry will be promoted across 79,178 hectares of land, including the creation of 40,000 hectares of sustainable managed forests for carbon sequestration.
• The project will establish a climate information network consisting of 40 automated agrometeorological stations and 200 self-recording rain gauge stations across the target regions.
• The total financing for the programme is USD 271.70 million, with USD 102.79 million requested from the GCF (USD 75.79 million as grants and USD 26.99 million as loans) and USD 168.91 million in co-financing.
• The programme utilizes a Design, Construct, Operate and Maintain (DCOM) Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, where Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) manage the renewable energy assets.
• In Togo, the project focuses on the Kara region; in Senegal, the Casamance Natural Region (South Agropole); and in Guinea, the Boké and Kankan regions.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains Togo, Senegal and Guinea. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp219-afdb-scpz_1.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains Togo, Senegal and Guinea. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp219-afdb-scpz_1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023staple, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains Togo, Senegal and Guinea}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp219-afdb-scpz_1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }