Rural Access and Agriculture Marketing Project (RAAMP)

International Labour Organisation (ILO) signed an agreement for technical Assistance to Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) Government of Nigeria. The Technical Assistance aims to support in improving rural roads creating decent employment and establish a sustainable Rural Roads maintenance system in Nigeria. The RAAMP Nigeria Objectives are: Improved rural access of Population within 2km of all-season roads, strengthen agro-logistics and market connectivity and develop a sustainable rural road maintenance system. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is providing technical Assistance to ensure sustainable maintenance and development of rural roads focused on systematizing Routine Maintenance & Spot Improvement – Initially covering 5 participating states; developing Policies & Guidelines – Covering Occupational Safety & Health (OSH), Rural Maintenance Groups (RMG), Labour Camp Standards, Gender & Social Inclusion, and Community-Based Maintenance Contracting; database & Planning Support – Utilizing NiRTIMS and CoSMOS software for efficient road maintenance planning, monitoring,execution and reporting; proides decent paid Job Creation for Unemployed – Using labour-based and local resource-based technology to generate decent paid employment opportunities and capacity building & knowledge sharing – Training RAAMP stakeholders with National and international best practices through seminars, training programs, policy guidance, and exposure visits. This project represents a significant step in improving Nigeria’s rural infrastructure and boosting agricultural marketing through sustainable and systematic road maintenance creating decent paid employment.

Project symbol

NGA/24/04/IDA

Admin unit

CO-Abuja

Start date

01/03/2025

End date

31/05/2029

Total allocation

4012890

Total expenditure

Status

Active

1493072

Development Partners

World Bank, International Development Association

Country/Countries

Nigeria

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Full and productive employment for just transitions