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ProjectFactsheetEmpowering Rural Resilience by Strengthening Livelihoods and Community Capacity in Kenya and Malawi - FMM/GLO/163/MUL 2024
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No results found.Kenya and Malawi face persistent rural poverty, which was worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic as containment measures disrupted markets, limited mobility and reduced employment opportunities in both on-farm and off farm sectors. In response, this subprogramme, led by FAO in collaboration with the Governments of Kenya and Malawi, was designed to tackle these challenges. The pandemic had a particularly severe impact on rural women, who, as primary caregivers and key participants in the informal sector, faced limited access to information, decision making, and resilience-building opportunities. Inclusive agrifood systems, the main source of rural employment, are crucial in addressing poverty in these regions. The subprogramme aimed to address immediate livelihood constraints caused by COVID-19 while laying the groundwork for more resilient and inclusive food systems. By integrating social protection, livelihood support, early warning systems, and community engagement, the approach seeks to establish sustainable development pathways that enhance resilience and promote inclusive economic growth in rural areas. -
ProjectFactsheetStrengthening Climate Resilience of Agropastoral Production Systems in Key Vulnerable Areas in Angola - GCP/ANG/050/LDF 2024
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No results found.As with many other countries, Angola is increasingly facing the effects of climate change. In southern regions, the country experienced one of the most severe droughts of the last 40 years. Where droughts were regularly interspersed with years of rain, above average rainfall was being registered, resulting in flooding. Family farming, the main livelihood in rural areas of the country, is heavily reliant on rainfall and farmers are constantly losing resources. The capacity of fertile soils to retain water is decreasing, soil use is often not sustainable, and farmers are adopting charcoal production as an alternative-income generation activity, which is aggravating climate change conditions. In view of this, the project aimed to mainstream climate change adaptation (CCA)/sustainable land management (SLM) into national policy, and at provincial and rural level, and to promote ecofriendly and sustainable practices by extension services and community farmers groups, to strengthen the climate resilience of agropastoral production systems in key vulnerable areas in four Angolan provinces, Bié, Huambo, Malanje and Huila. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportStrengthening Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agriculture Livelihoods in Iraq’s Rural Communities (SRVALI)
Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)
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Book (series)Technical studyLatin America and the Caribbean - Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023
Statistics and trends
2023Also available in:
The 2023 edition of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean presents an update of the data and trends in food security and nutrition in recent years. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the economic slowdown, rising food inflation and income inequality have had an impact on regional figures. The most recent data shows that, between 2021 and 2022, progress was made in reducing hunger and food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, the progress achieved is far from the targets established to meet SDG 2 of ending hunger. In addition, one in five people in the region cannot access a healthy diet and malnutrition in all its forms, including child stunting, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity continue to be a major challenge. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFood loss analysis: causes and solutions – The Republic of Uganda. Beans, maize, and sunflower studies 2019
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No results found.This report illustrates the food loss assessment studies undertaken along the maize, sunflower and beans supply chains in Uganda in 2015-16 and 2016-17. They aimed to identify the critical loss points in the selected supply chains, the key stages at which food losses occur, why they occur, the extent and impact of food losses and the economic, social and environmental implications of the food losses. Furthermore, these studies also evaluated the feasibility of potential interventions to reduce food losses and waste.