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Madagascar: Germany’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN 978-92-5-137481-8

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3794en

Synopsis (short abstract) Madagascar has been reeling from a socioeconomic crisis marked by high levels of poverty and food insecurity, with the situation worsening as a result of the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the war in Ukraine. Southern Madagascar is particularly vulnerable to climatic hazards that impact agricultural activities, the main source of livelihoods for the majority of the population. Over the past few years, the South of the Island, the Grand Sud, has been plagued by a striking and prolonged drought, severely hindering local capacities to produce food. To support the most vulnerable communities in their efforts to face the predicated hazard, and to mitigate the impact ahead of the peak of the lean season, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is acting fast. Thanks to the German Federal Foreign Office’s contribution to the SFERA – Anticipatory Action window, FAO disbursed necessary funds to support vulnerable households against the expected shock. Acting early, through cash transfers along with seeds and livestock support, helps farmers face the predicted drought and safeguard their food security.

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FAO. 2022. Madagascar: Germany’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3794en

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