| Project Detail |
The objective of the Sustainable Rural Development Additional Financing Project for Mexico is to promote the adoption of environmentally sustainable technologies in agri-businesses. The project has four components: (1) Environmentally sustainable technologies in agri-businesses; (2) Investment and production support services; (3) Institutional strengthening; and (4) Project management, monitoring and evaluation. The additional financing will support activities that scale-up the project s coverage enhancing impact and development effectiveness. During the implementation of the additional financing, the project will also validate and promote the utilization of alternative forms of solar and biomass utilization such as solar farms and the development of energy-related clusters of producers and processors. The project will also continue to support initiatives aimed at the improvement of the regulatory framework and technologies for co-generation; the establishment of alliances with food processors to disseminate energy efficiency practices; strengthening the identification, quantification and promotion of environmental and economic co-benefits from biomass utilization, and provide training and technical assistance to producers, processors, and suppliers on all aspects of renewable energy technologies, as well as opportunities for project beneficiaries to access voluntary carbon markets. |
