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DocumentNutrition country profile: Kingdom of Lesotho 2010 2010
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No results found.The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, landlocked and mountainous country, entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. The population is young and predominantly rural. Despite a low contribution to GDP, agriculture remains an important source of livelihood for a significant part of the population. The agricultural population is engaged in rain-fed subsistence farming, largely based on a single crop, maize. The agricultural sector suffers major constraints which have entailed a preoccupying decline in cereal production. Lesotho’s economy has registered mixed growth over the last decade but recent economic performance is promising. Although declining, the incidence of poverty is still very high. -
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DocumentLesotho: Lesotho Country Programming Framework 2013 - 2017 2017
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No results found.This CPF aims to strengthen the effectiveness, impact and visibility of FAO assistance to the Kingdom of Lesotho. It also seeks to strengthen partnerships with national and international actors for responding to agricultural, food and nutrition insecurity challenges. This will be achieved through the establishment of platforms for information sharing and collaboration between, donors, state, and non-state actors. It recognises that capacity development at all levels is critical if the goals of t ransforming agriculture from its current status to a truly growth generating sector are to be realised. The key entry point for this CPF is on capacity development for state and non-state actors. The CPF also seeks to enhance development interventions in natural resources management and conservation, given the extent of land and environmental degradation, which is now exacerbated by the impact of climate change. The high rate of land degradation and related soil losses have a negative bearing o n the livelihoods of the majority of the rural dwellers who depend on agriculture for sustenance.
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