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Democratic Republic of the Congo | Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers and vulnerable populations

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Despite its vast natural resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still experiencing the second largest food crisis in the world after Yemen. According to results of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis, 15.6 million people are facing severe acute food insecurity. In addition, some 5.8 million people required nutrition assistance in 2019, including 800 000 pregnant and lactating women, and 5 million children suffering from acute malnutrition. The protracted conflict in the country, particularly in the eastern and Kasai provinces, is triggering large-scale population displacements, disrupting agricultural activities and hampering access to markets, schools and healthcare services. In North and South Kivu, insecurity, population displacement and the effects of recurring climate shocks have devastated the socio-economic fabric, where young people remain vulnerable to recruitment by armed groups due to the lack of job opportunities and low levels of education. Thanks to funding from Germany, FAO, UNICEF and WFP will implement an integrated resilience programme building on the comparative advantages of each of the three agencies to provide targeted beneficiaries with multisectoral assistance. The objective is to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers and vulnerable populations in food-insecure areas, and improve their livelihoods and access to basic social services through a variety of complementary activities.

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