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Policy options for the refugees' self-reliance integration model in Uganda

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

ISBN 978-92-5-136740-7

Series title FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief

Series number No. 51

Synopsis (short abstract) The findings in this brief have been adapted from the FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-08 "Enhancing refugees’ self-reliance in Uganda – The role of cash and food assistance" (available at https://doi.org/10.4060/cc1838en). Rethinking the land-based self-reliance model is essential to support refugees’ integration and to build their self-reliance in the long-term. The transition toward a refugee policy that focuses on a broader food value chain development and off-farm activities’ enhancement is also recommended to reach both short- and long-term development.

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FAO. 2022. Policy options for the refugees' self-reliance integration model in Uganda. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 51. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc1439en

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