The AfDB's 'Project to Support Food Production and Build Resilience' (PAPVIRE-ABC) covers Alibori, Borgou and Collines Departments with a surface area of 66 029 square kilometres (58% of the national territory) and a population of about 2 786 699 inhabitants, or 28% of the country’s total population estimated at 10 008 749 in 2013.

The project targets municipalities that are fragile and economically, socially and environmentally disadvantaged, but have enormous agricultural and fish farming potential, which if developed in a sustainable manner, will help improve  food and nutrition security, increase the incomes of vulnerable small-scale farmers, mitigate the incidence of poverty among rural households, and build the resilience of the population, particularly women and youths.