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ProjectSupporting the Drafting of a Regional Strategy and Policy Document for the Development of Small-Scale Irrigation in West Africa - TCP/RAF/3604 2020
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Food security is a major problem in Africa and especially in West Africa, where many countries have made agriculture an economic priority In order to find a community based solution to the issue, the Economic Community of West African States ( has developed and adopted its own common agricultural policy ( Despite this, given the effects of climate change over the last few years, irrigation has become the key factor in food security In this context, as part of the cooperation framework with FAO, ECOWAS requested the drafting of a regional strategy and policy document for the development of small scale irrigation in West Africa The decision made to support irrigation is linked to the fact that the Regional Agricultural Investment Programme ( has incorporated specific action to “strengthen irrigation”, with no concrete measures implemented to date In addition, the recommendations made in the Malabo Declaration 2014 at the Conference of the Parties (COP 21 on climate change and in the new guidelines of the ECOWAP II (for 2015 have all focused on intensive and sustainable agriculture, among other aspects This is because irrigation in the ECOWAS area is one of the main tools used in the sustainable intensification of agriculture. -
Book (stand-alone)Proceedings from technical meeting on Social Protection as a Tool for Poverty Reduction in the Near East and North Africa Region
29th and 30th March - Beirut, Lebanon
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No results found.The document follows the agenda of the workshop. It starts with a background description of the situation that has lead to the organization of the technical event. It sets the scene presenting the FAO's strategy on Rural Poverty Reduction and on Social Protection. It starts then with the policy review and the national Priorities presenting the learnings from the Republic of Egypt, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The second part treats the expanding of Social Pro tection to Rural Areas, presenting the experiences from Leabnon and the expansion of universal health to rural areas. The second part also contains the big question of how financing Social Protection. The third part of the document presents Social Protection and its link with resilient Livelihoods and Climate Change while the last part contains evidence-based social protection cases from Latin America and the Arab region. -
ProjectSupport to the Planting gor Food and Jobs Campaign - TCP/GHA/3607 2020
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No results found.Dramatic changes are taking place in farming worldwide as a result of globalization, liberalization and rapid urbanization. Farmers are intensifying production and diversifying their farm enterprises in order to improve their livelihoods. Technical knowledge is no longer enough: to be competitive and take advantage of new marketing opportunities, farmers need to adapt their farming practices and the crops they produce in response to market shifts. While Ghana is a food-deficit country, there are many opportunities in the agricultural sector for employing the country’s large youth population and increasing domestic production of marketable, nutritious foods. Attaining food security through self-sufficiency has been a policy priority in Ghana. The country’s long-term agricultural sector-specific policy objectives are elaborated in Ghana’s Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP I and II). The Medium-Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan (METASIP I and II) for implementation of FASDEP I and II provides a roadmap for the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in Ghana. This plan focuses on investments for addressing constraints on productivity, market access and sustainable production. The Government, with support from FAO, recently validated the policy matrices for METASIP I and II, and developed a roadmap for METASIP III (2018-2021) known as “Investing for Food and Jobs”. The Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) Campaign represents a flagship programme under METASIP III aimed at ensuring sustainability. Increasing farmers’ incomes by taking advantage of market opportunities and enhancing efficiencies requires capacity building to improve farmers’ decision-making and business skills in this rapidly changing environment. This includes better farm management skills for market competitiveness. In order to support them and create an enabling environment for agricultural investment, decision makers need to access quality data that can assist them in decision-making and planning. Ghana’s Government has prioritized the attainment of food security through self-sufficiency for many years. However, Ghana’s agricultural population is aging, and despite high youth unemployment, the sector has failed to attract younger people. At the same time, changes in the global trade environment are widening the gap between the needs of private agribusinesses and existing labour supplies. This gap represents an opportunity for unemployed youth to enter the agricultural sector by utilizing new approaches and market opportunities to earn decent incomes.
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