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Transformational Change in Rwanda through Hand-in-Hand Initiative - TCP/RWA/3805

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Despite remarkable improvements in recent years, Rwanda's agricultural sector still faces many challenges and has yet to reach its production potential. Worryingly, the food security index is below the sub-Saharan African average. To address these trends, the Government is promoting new strategies to stimulate productivity growth, expand nutritional food production, and reduce rural poverty. The Hand-in-Hand Initiative (HIHI) is an evidence-based, country-led and country-owned initiative launched by FAO. It aims to contribute to the eradication of extreme poverty (SDG 1), hunger and all forms of malnutrition (SDG 2) by accelerating the transformation of agricultural and food systems and promoting sustainable rural development. The objectives of the project were to: i) use HIHI analytics to identify key opportunities for accelerating agricultural and rural transformation; ii) conduct stakeholder consultations to identify key constraints to realizing this potential; iii) bring together partners to mobilize the necessary knowledge and resources to address these constraints; iv) apply a territorial approach to focus complementary interventions; and v) develop an investment plan that integrates all interventions with common goals and milestones.

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