Technical Assistance - COLD STORAGE NEEDS FOR PALM DATES, through Government of Morocco

$159.5K USD

Funder	Trade and Development Agency
Recipient Organization	Government of Morocco
Country	Morocco
Start Date	Jan 12, 2012
End Date	Jun 03, 2014
Duration	873 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`130495-70`

Grant Description

USTDA is funding a $531,810 grant to the Ministry of Agriculture to fund a Technical Assistance (TA) for cold storage infrastructure for palm dates.

The TA includes a comprehensive study to identify the specific needs for cold storage infrastructure and facilities that would help reduce losses in the date palm production in Morocco, and a training component on the importance of cold storage that targets producers and producer associations.