Japan-UNOPS Partnership for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Angola: Fostering Resilience and Economic Diversification in the Lobito Corridor
2025/8/18
On 18th August, Japan and UNOPS signed a partnership in Angola to launch “Project for the Improvement of Sustainable Agricultural Infrastructure for Smallholder Farmers in the Region along the Lobito Corridor”.
The project aims to enhance agricultural resilience and market participation of smallholder farmers in Huambo and Benguela provinces along the Lobito Corridor through the development of infrastructure for irrigation and storage, enabling their transition from subsistence to commercial farming with high-value export crops.
UNOPS, which has its headquarters in Copenhagen, will implement the project with funding from the Government of Japan in the value of $6,560,483. The selection of specific sites will be conducted through the consultation with Instituto de Desenvolviment Agrario.
The project will be launched in September 2025. Over the 4-year duration of the project, 620 small-scale farmers and 174 hectares of agricultural land will benefit. The Government of Japan hopes that the project will improve agricultural productivity and contribute to the diversification of the economy in Angola.
The project aims to enhance agricultural resilience and market participation of smallholder farmers in Huambo and Benguela provinces along the Lobito Corridor through the development of infrastructure for irrigation and storage, enabling their transition from subsistence to commercial farming with high-value export crops.
UNOPS, which has its headquarters in Copenhagen, will implement the project with funding from the Government of Japan in the value of $6,560,483. The selection of specific sites will be conducted through the consultation with Instituto de Desenvolviment Agrario.
The project will be launched in September 2025. Over the 4-year duration of the project, 620 small-scale farmers and 174 hectares of agricultural land will benefit. The Government of Japan hopes that the project will improve agricultural productivity and contribute to the diversification of the economy in Angola.