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ProjectCapacity Development to Strengthen Coordination between Agriculture and Social Protection - TCP/ZAM/3602 2020
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No results found.Over the past decade, Zambia has achieved notable levels of macroeconomic stability and growth, and it has also become classified as a lower middle-income country. The economic growth, however, has primarily been driven by capital-intensive sectors in urban areas, such as mining, construction and transport, meaning that is has largely been non-inclusive. Consequentially, Zambia has only seen marginal decreases in rates of poverty and malnutrition, with levels of inequality on the rise. Poverty is unevenly distributed throughout the country, being estimated at 74 percent in rural areas, which is more than double the urban poverty rate of 35 percent. Moreover, extreme poverty is estimated at 58 percent in rural areas and only 13 percent in urban areas. Despite the absence of major shocks since the global economic crisis (2009–2010) and consecutively good harvests from then until 2014, rural households frequently experienced both absolute and seasonal food shortages, money shortages, the loss of assets, increased food prices and poor health. -
ProjectTransforming the Economic Cooperation Organization Food Security Coordination Centre: from Program-Based to a Self-Sustainable Institution - GCP/SEC/017/TUR 2023
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No results found.With an increase in food insecurity in several countries within the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), efforts towards ensuring food security, zero hunger and proper nutrition are needed. The ECO Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security (ECO-RCCFS) was established to serves as a programme-based subsidiary body of ECO dedicated to addressing food security issues. The project’s main objective was to strengthen the Centre’s capacity in providing systematic and useful support to member countries and to equip them with the necessary advice, guidance and information to improve their food security and nutrition policies and programmes. This will facilitate the Centre’s transformation from a programme-based organization to a self-sustainable institution of ECO It focused on enhancing the capacity of ECO-RCCFS in food security analysis, programmedevelopment and management, identifying priority interventions for ECO-RCCFS, developing the charter, strategic plan, organigram and work plan of ECO-RCCFS and increasing the recognition of ECO-RCCFS’ mandate, activities and operational framework among ECO member states. -
Book (stand-alone)Enhancing Coordination among AKIS/RD ACTORS
An analytical and comparative review of country studies on agricultural knowledge and information systems for rural development (AKIS/RD)
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No results found.This publication presents ten case studies on Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems for Rural Development (AKIS/RD), conducted to gain insight into the operations of these systems, the countries’ efforts at integrating AKIS systems and lessons learned. The AKIS/RD concept and practice hold much promise for advancing agricultural, rural development and national economies. These studies show the importance of formulating an AKIS/RD policy to promote development and interaction of the agri cultural knowledge triangle of AKIS systems and encourage many main actors to interact with each other for their mutual benefit in advancing agricultural and rural development. Agricultural institutions need actively to promote linkages, technology transfer, knowledge sharing and exchange of relevant information. In light of multiple funding sources, institutions must stop competing with one another for limited government resources and begin strengthening linkage mechanisms to improve the flow o f technology to agricultural producers, who require education and training to efficiently use labour saving technologies and more productive practices. Planning between producers and institutionals can provide the platform for advancing a demand-driven system of technological innovation for agricultural development. System managers need training to improve their understanding of dynamic nature of both national and international technology systems, and to better identify areas where the public sy stem has an advantage over private sector research and development firms. Partnerships require that each institution concentrate on activities linked to its expertise, while jointly planning and implementing activities whose goal requires concerted action. The adoption of AKIS/RD as a nationwide concept and general practice will depend on each political will to foster agricultural knowledge and information for its contribution to the national economy and to growth and equity in the rural sector.
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