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Book (series)Bottlenecks, stresses and risks in the cocoa supply chain in Ghana: recommendations to increase its resilience 2023
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No results found.Cocoa is a key sector of Ghana’s economy, contributing about 2 percent of GDP as well as providing a livelihood, or part thereof, for about 30 percent of the population. This study, based on stakeholder answers to detailed questionnaires and conducted from October 2021 to April 2022, aims to identify and evaluate risks as well as major bottlenecks, threatening and constraining the cocoa supply chain and limiting its resilience. The results show that extreme temperatures, droughts, and pests and disease are the most important risks and stressors that cocoa farmers face. This is also reflected in what stakeholders considered the most important bottlenecks, i.e. inadequate rainfall, the lack of irrigation and weather insurances, and limited domestic processing capacity. Climate change is an important driver of some of these risks and stressors. Key recommendations to strengthen the resilience of the cocoa supply chain in Ghana, that emerge from the study’s findings, include building preventive and anticipative resilience by investing in climate information services and promoting agroforestry; building absorptive resilience through weather insurance and customized finance; building adaptive resilience through irrigation programmes, and; building transformative resilience through improving ICT systems, increasing domestic capacities for processing cocoa beans and investing in productivity. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetCOVID-19 response: Strengthening local agricultural supply chains 2023
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No results found.The emergence of COVID-19 greatly impacted countries already grappling with challenges, such as civil unrest, conflict, climate shocks (such as drought and flooding), economic crises and desert locust. Thanks to support from the Government of Canada, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) made great strides to improving people’s access to vital resources, helping to safeguard their food security and restore their livelihoods. The activities undertaken significantly contributed to bolstering sustainable and resilient agrifood systems that reinforce the essential roles of women, youth and Indigenous Peoples. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetFrom impact to transformation – improving the food supply chains in Kuwait in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Kuwait policy note
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No results found.The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted peoples lives and the State of Kuwait has demonstrated strong commitment in curbing the virus and addressing the impacts on all sectors of society. Kuwait used a variety of instruments and reduced the risks associated with international markets, including ensuring food availability for all by focusing on markets, consumers’ needs and preferences, and most prominently, mobilized the successful efforts of the private sector and civil society. This policy brief is drawn out from three virtual consultations (webinars) organised by United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Kuwait in collaboration with ESCWA, FAO, GSSCPD, PAAF, PAFN, and UNOPS2 between May and July 2020. While some recommendations focus on issues in the short term, they primarily target the policy-level actions required for building resilience of food systems to minimise the disruptions in supply chains in the long-term perspectives.
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