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The CASH + approach in the Sahel as a tool to reinforce resilience in the Sahel

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In the West Africa and Sahel region, millions of vulnerable people who depend on the production, marketing and consumption of crops, livestock, fish, forests and other natural resources are facing recurrent disasters and crises. These shocks undermine their livelihoods and threaten their food and nutrition security. The brochure follows the implementation of an FAO 18-months ‘CASH+’ project developed in Mali and Mauritania. It aims to illustrate the project activities’ positive impacts on food s ecurity, income and nutrition among beneficiaries.

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