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Supporting the Implementation of Hand in Hand Initiative in Nigeria - TCP/NIR/3802

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) The FAO Nigeria Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2023-2027, succeeding the CPF 2018-2022, aligns with the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027, as well as national development priorities. The CPF's major aspiration is to achieve sustained and inclusive economic growth and development by providing equitable opportunities for decent employment and livelihoods. This will be realized through strengthened and inclusive, climate-smart agri-food value chains, diversified production systems, and inclusive economic development via the creation of decent jobs. The CPF outputs applied in the Hand in Hand Initiative (HiH) in Nigeria include enhanced agricultural productivity through improved practices and technologies, improved food security and nutrition by optimizing food systems, strengthened rural development via infrastructure and market access enhancements, increased resilience of communities to economic and environmental shocks, and the promotion of inclusive growth to ensure that vulnerable populations, including smallholder farmers and marginalized groups, benefit from the initiative's economic growth and development efforts.

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