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Deal #3214 Version #91693
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Created at
2013-03-01
Last update
2023-12-21
Detailed crop, animal and mineral information
Crops area/yield/export
- Teak [current]
Comment on crops
The plant agricultural program aims to increase productivity through “no burn” techniques, cross cropping, and crop rotation. Crops will include Zea mays (Corn), Oryza glaberrima (African Rice), Glycine max, (Soy Beans) Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata (Niebe), Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potatos), Arachis hypogaea (Peanuts/Ground Nuts), Ananas comosus (Pineapple), and Manihot esculenta (Casava). All of these species are globally widespread and are not invasive
Comment on livestock
All species in the program are common agricultural species already in use in the project area: Capra aegagrus hircus (Goat), Ovis aries (sheep), Gallus gallus domesticus (chickens), Family Anatidae (Ducks), Sus scrofa domesticus (Pig), and Tilapia nilotica (Tilapia).