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BookletMapping of the fisheries value chain in Ghana and Nigeria from a trade potential perspective
Making the African Continental Free Trade Area work for women
2024Also available in:
No results found.This issue brief presents a general overview of the potential for women’s participation in the fisheries value chain. It seeks to identify opportunities in regional trade for women in the fisheries value chain under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in particular, and places a specific focus on the export potential and support to economic development in Ghana and Nigeria. -
ProjectStrengthening the Coconut Value Chain In Lagos State, Nigeria - UTF/NIR/071/NIR 2023
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No results found.Nigeria's Lagos State is the leading producer of coconuts in the country. However, the coconut market faces various challenges, including traditional cultivation methods and technologies that result in low output and income. There is also a shortage of raw materials to meet the growing local demand for coconut-based products, and consumers and processors prefer imported coconuts due to their desirable characteristics, such as maturity level. To address these issues, the Lagos State Government recognized the need to boost coconut production and increase income in the coconut subsector and sought technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to conduct a comprehensive Value Chain Analysis (VCA) to strengthen the coconut value chain. This included identifying the necessary public and private investments, technical assistance and policy implications required for sustainable development of the value chain. -
Book (stand-alone)Promoting sustainable and inclusive value chains for fruits and vegetables - Policy review
Background paper for the FAO/WHO International Workshop on Fruits and Vegetables 2020
2021Also available in:
No results found.The persistence of undernutrition and the increasing levels of overweight and obesity worldwide (with their associated societal costs) are calling for a transformation of food systems towards healthier diets. Fruits and vegetables are key components of a healthy diet; however, their consumption is considerably below the minimal levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). This underconsumption is particularly pronounced in low- and middle-income countries and among low-income socio-economic groups in all countries. This paper uses the value chain approach to analyze the factors that affect the availability and affordability of fruits and vegetables. It examines major challenges across the value chain and identifies opportunities for improvement as seen through a nutrition-sensitive lens. Factors that negatively affect the availability and affordability of fruits and vegetables discussed in this paper include low production and productivity, the loss of agrobiodiversity, inadequate technology, logistics and infrastructure, weak organizational, business, and technical skills, and inefficient market linkages across the supply chain. The paper proposes a number of policy recommendations based on insights from documented cases of good practices and on lessons learned in domestic and export-oriented value chains. The paper makes a case for reviving native, underutilized, and neglected fruit and vegetable varieties to improve nutrition and increase agrobiodiversity. In addition, short value chains delivering to local markets are recommended as a resilience strategy for smallscale producers and low-income consumers in the face of climatic and economic shocks.
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