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ProjectFactsheetBoosting National Food Security and Household Incomes in Madagascar - GCP/MAG/087/CPR 2024
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Agriculture is considered one of the key drivers of the Malagasy economy, accounting for 26.4 percent of the country’s GDP and employing over 75 percent of the workforce. Despite this, Madagascar’s agricultural production cannot meet the food needs of its population, a large proportion of whom are severely affected by food insecurity. In addition, Madagascar’s potential in terms of availability of agricultural land and natural pastures, water resources, insularity, biodiversity and a young workforce in rural areas remains largely under-exploited.Given China’s expertise in the above areas, the Malagasy Government applied to benefit from the South–South Cooperation (SSC) programme. -
ProjectFactsheetSupport to Enhance Food Security and Nutrition and Encourage Healthy Eating Habits of Rural Communities in Papua New Guinea Through Piloting School Meal Programme - TCP/PNG/3805 2025
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No results found.Papua New Guinea faces significant challenges with child malnutrition, including high rates of stunting, wasting, and obesity, linked to widespread food insecurity. In March 2021, the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System reported a 13.8 percent wasting rate in children under five, much higher than the global average of 5.5 percent. Stunting and overweight rates are also alarmingly high at 46.5 percent and 29 percent, respectively, the highest in the Pacific region. Malnutrition, a pressing issue beyond the health sector's scope, hinders children's growth and brain development, leading to long-term negative effects on cognitive ability, academic performance, productivity, and future earnings. Poor diets are the root cause of all types of malnutrition, with its incidence varying by region and household income. The 2016-2026 National Nutrition Policy of Papua New Guinea identifies various causes of malnutrition, and stresses the need for a comprehensive, evidence-based strategy to address the issue, proposing a multi-sectoral approach with seven key objectives to improve nutrition for all Papua New Guineans. -
ProjectFactsheetEnhancing National Food Security and Household Incomes in Uganda - GCP/UGA/046/CPR 2019
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No results found.The agriculture sector in Uganda faces a number of challenges, whichinclude operating at suboptimal levels, the prevalence of subsistencefarming, inadequate investment, food and nutrition insecurity, andgender issues. In order to address these challenges, Phase 1 of thisproject was successfully implemented in Uganda from 2012 to 2014.On reviewing the successful results and lessons learned from Phase 1,the Government of Uganda identified that insufficient capacity was stillthe main constraint on agricultural development and food security. Inview of this, Phase 2 of the project was designed to increase capacity,support the implementation of the Agriculture Sector Strategic Plan(ASSP), and promote trade and investment in agriculture, throughthe fielding of experts and technicians from China.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFood loss analysis: causes and solutions – The Republic of Uganda. Beans, maize, and sunflower studies 2019
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No results found.This report illustrates the food loss assessment studies undertaken along the maize, sunflower and beans supply chains in Uganda in 2015-16 and 2016-17. They aimed to identify the critical loss points in the selected supply chains, the key stages at which food losses occur, why they occur, the extent and impact of food losses and the economic, social and environmental implications of the food losses. Furthermore, these studies also evaluated the feasibility of potential interventions to reduce food losses and waste. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone. -
Book (series)Technical studyPacific oyster farming
A practical manual
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No results found.The purpose of this manual is to give the reader a foundation of practical knowledge regarding all aspects of Pacific oyster cultivation. It is targeted at new entrants to the market wishing to establish a farm, and existing operators who wish to develop their farms and explore new cultivation techniques. The methodologies described can be applied both to low-tech, low budget, small-scale farming operations and to high-tech, big budget, industrial-scale aquaculture production enterprises. This guide focuses on the functional expertise and technical equipment required to construct and manage an operational farm in the diverse environmental and physical locations in which they can be situated, from the initial stages of finding and selecting a suitable site, to the conclusion of the first production cycle and harvesting the crop. The manual contains a brief introduction which describes the relevance of the species with regards to global aquaculture production figures and how it can form an important part of future food production strategies. Chapter 2 describes the anatomy and biology of Crassostrea gigas and gives an indication as to the environmental conditions in which the species thrives as well as the pathologies and predators that can result in poor health leading to potential mortalities. Chapter 3 deals with all aspects of undertaking a survey of potential oyster farming sites and what data should be collected and examined to assess a site’s suitability, but also which areas are best suited to different cultivation techniques. After this, Chapter 4 introduces the main farming techniques that will be described in detail in the following chapters, which includes off-bottom cultivation, on-bottom cultivation, and suspended cultivation, and gives details of some of the most common cultivation equipment necessary to undertake these operations. The techniques and strategies necessary to procure seed oysters and how to develop them through the nursery stage are also introduced. This includes the basic principles of upwelling, which then leads into Chapter 5, which provides a detailed description of how to build and operate one particular example of a Floating Upwelling System (Flupsy) which is suitable for use in remote but sheltered conditions. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 constitute the main body of the manual and provide an in-depth look into the three major cultivation techniques that this guide concentrates on: “Farming with trestles and bags in the intertidal zone”, “On-bottom cultivation in the intertidal or subtidal zone” and “Offshore longline cultivation”.