{"id":17108,"date":"2022-07-07T10:07:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T10:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/new-opec-fund-loan-supports-rural-development-in-lesotho-with-19mln"},"modified":"2022-07-07T10:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T10:34:44","slug":"new-opec-fund-loan-supports-rural-development-in-lesotho-with-19mln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/new-opec-fund-loan-supports-rural-development-in-lesotho-with-19mln","title":{"rendered":"New OPEC Fund loan supports rural development in Lesotho with $19mln"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The OPEC Fund for International Development has become the largest supporter of a programme that will create sustainable livelihoods in Lesotho with a US$19 million loan.<br \/>\nThe &#8220;Regeneration of Landscape and Livelihood Project&#8221; (ROLL) will benefit rural communities in the southern Africa country, whose economy is largely based on agriculture with 70 per cent of rural households depending on it.<br \/>\nThe goal of ROLL is for rural communities to adopt transformational practices for regenerated landscapes and sustainable livelihoods. For this, the programme aims at adapting practices of using resources, the reduction of environmental degradation, the improvement of livelihoods, and securing funding for landscape regeneration.<br \/>\nThe project will be rolled out in northern, northwestern, central and southern regions of Lesotho, covering around 2,240 villages and directly benefitting 100,000 people corresponding to 68,000 rural households, and indirectly reach approximately 340,000 people.<br \/>\nOut of these, 40 percent will be women and 20 percent young people who are expected to particularly benefit from the creation of new income generating activities.<br \/>\nOPEC Fund Director-General Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa said: &#8220;We are proud to commit with partner organisations to support this innovative, inclusive and important project.<br \/>\nBy adopting sustainable land management practices, leading to a better integration of the agricultural ecosystem, strengthening of climate change resilience and diversification of household incomes, rural communities will be able to transform landscapes and livelihoods, reversing the downward spiral of over-exploited natural resources, declining productivity, poor nutrition and increased poverty.<br \/>\nThe OPEC Fund is joining the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Global Environment Facility, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the government of Lesotho and others in support of the programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The OPEC Fund for International Development has become the largest supporter of a programme that will create sustainable livelihoods in Lesotho with a US$19 million loan. 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