October 2009

Cofinanced with the European Union, Agrisud launched in June 2009 a project to develop sustainable agriculture in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. This action structuring development on two territories (Beni and Lubero) and aims to support 1700 family farmers and to reorganize the commercial channels.

The SYDIP (farmers syndicate), 7,000 members strong, is also partner and beneficiary (association building capacity).





The project is located in the offices of SYDIP in Butembo, the main town of the region who do not have a domestic electricity network (600,000 residents). Instead of acquiring a generator to meet its electricity needs (lights, computers, printers ...), the existing team has opted for a small solar installation, like the SYDIP who already had one.

The solar system has been running for several weeks and the team members are satisfied ; the noise of a generator are discarded and the working environment is improved.