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Lessons Learning from FAO’s Initiative on Soaring Food Prices in Zambia

Year of publication 2010

Author South-South and Resources Mobilization Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category Technical book

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In response to the global food crisis, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched its Initiative on Soaring Food Prices (ISFP), combining the promotion of quick-response agricultural growth led by small-scale farmers (SSFs), with targeted programmes to ensure that both food-insecure consumers and smallholder producers have access to adequate food. In Zambia the ISFP provided support through: 1) emergency ISFP projects, TCP/RAF/3206 (08/VIII/RAF/262) and TCP/ZAM/3 201 (08/VI/ZAM/209); 2) an interagency rapid assessment mission with the Government of Zambia-FAO-WFP (20 July -15 August 2008); and 3) the EU Food Facility, GCP/ZAM/066 EC (June 2009 – July 2011). It is essential to draw lessons from the support provided under the umbrella of ISFP projects, especially the inputs distribution programme, policy support and technical assistance in order for FAO to respond more effectively to similar crises in the future. Zambia was selected among the IS FP beneficiary countries to carry out the lessons learning exercise. The objective of this study is to show areas where this kind of support can be improved and highlight strengths and good practices that can be replicated in the future. This study looks at how the ISFP activities in Zambia were implemented and how the expected outcomes were achieved, rather than looking at the products/activities themselves. The focus is on how the ISFP programmes in Zambia have been perceived by the different stakeholders involved. The reports present a brief background on FAO interventions in Zambia and the methodology used, followed by views and perceptions of the different stakeholders interviewed. Finally the main lessons learned and recommendations are summarized. This exercise was carried out from July until October 2010.

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