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ProjectInclusive and Resilient Agri-Food System in Rural and Peri-Urban Territories of Kingston - TCP/JAM/3802 2024
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No results found.The project was born of pre-existing issues facing the KMA, and Jamaica more broadly. Poverty and youth unemployment before the outbreak of COVID-19 were made worse by the onset of the pandemic. The pandemic disrupted the food supply chain, increased unemployment and cut incomes, worsening existent challenges with regard to food and nutrition security. Additionally, data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica revealed that one-fifth of the Jamaican population lived below the poverty line and that youth unemployment exceeded 18 percent. This impact is felt disproportionately by the KMA, which is home to 60 percent of Jamaica’s population. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that small farmers in peri-urban and rural Kingston cannot commercialize their produce. The limitations affecting the MIIC and MOEY’s ability to remedy this have negatively affected derivative initiatives, such as the National School Feeding Programme (NSFP). -
ProjectSupporting Intensive Vegetable Production in Selected Urban and Peri Urban Areas to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 Crisis - TCP/BHU/3801 2023
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No results found.The COVID 19 pandemic had important consequences on international trade and food supply chains, which were all the more damaging for countries with import driven economies, such as Bhutan Reliable food provision and economic prospects in Bhutan were hindered by the sudden isolated situation in which the country found itself In particular, the quality and quantity of fresh vegetables, fruits and meat imports were in peril, given the long queues of trucks at the border with India In addition, Bhutan’s tourism and hospitality sector, an important part of its economy, was hit hard by the COVID 19 pandemic, which caused rising unemployment rates, especially in cities, where 77 percent of residents work in the services sector To face the agricultural and economic challenges related to the pandemic, the Government requested the support of FAO to enhance intensive urban and peri urban farming practices and provide greater economic and food security for the population The project was set up to develop urban and peri urban agriculture in 65 converted acres of land, developing the agriculture capacity of young people and laid off employees from the tourism and hospitality sector to produce and supply vegetables to urban markets and ensure alternative streams of income. -
ProjectSupport to Sustainable Rural and Peri-Urban Family Poultry Development - TCP/KYR/3703 2022
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No results found.Kyrgyzstan is classified as a land locked developing ( and low income food deficit country ( The poultry sector in the rural areas of the Kyrgyzstan is in its development phase and has great potential for creating jobs, improving the nutrition of rural residents, and generating income Only about half of the rural households currently keep backyard poultry The flocks are mostly of low quality and poorly managed, and therefore have low productivity and efficiency characteristics Traditionally, ruminants are managed by males in Kyrgyz villages, while poultry falls under the responsibility of women In most households, women directly manage the small livestock, processing the products for family consumption, and marketing the surpluses for income generation The main goal of the project was to facilitate the expansion of family poultry farming in rural and peri urban areas of Kyrgyzstan, in order to reduce poverty and improve the nutrition of rural residents.
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