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NewsletterNewsletterFAO Sierra Leone quarterly newsletter 2017
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No results found.This edition provides an account on the activities and results of the FAO Sierra Leone Representation from January to March 2017. Food insecurity and poverty, a major challenge to meet-ing SDGs target 2.1 in sub-Saharan Africa -
ProjectProgramme / project reportSierra Leone: Project Highlights - OSRO/SIL/200/IRE
Building resilient communities through climate-smart and market-driven production for improved food security and nutrition in Sierra Leone
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No results found.Extreme climate vulnerability, conflicts between livestock and crop farmers, inflation of rice, fuel and agricultural inputs prices, depreciation of Leones, low wages and pandemics have increased the pre-existing vulnerabilities in Sierra Leone, thereby, contributing to high food insecurity and malnutrition in the country. In response, the Government of Ireland contributed EUR 500 000 (USD 533 049) to FAO’s project OSRO/SIL/200/IRE entitled “Building resilient communities through climate-smart and market-driven production for improved food security and nutrition in Sierra Leone”. The project was implemented form 1 January 2023 to 30 April 2024. The objective of the project was to address bottlenecks among vegetable growers, who are mostly women and youth, and among the most vulnerable population of the society. In total, 1 500 households were targeted across five districts (300 per district, organised in 50 farmer-based organizations [FBOs] of 30 people) in Bombali, Karene, Port Loko, Moyamba and Western Rural. -
DocumentFactsheetRestoring Food Security to Flood-Affected Families in Sierra Leone - TCP SIL 3506 2018
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No results found.After heavy and above-average rains fell in September 2015 in the Southern Province and Western Area, an estimated 22 000 people were affected and thousands of hectares of land were destroyed. The worst of the damage occurred in Bo, Bontheand Pujehundistricts. Because many households in Sierra Leone depend on agriculture for their food and income, the loss of crops and seeds devastated the food and nutrition security of farmers in these areas, who were already at the peak of the lean season. This project was implemented to immediately improve household food security while allowing farmers to restart agricultural production during the main growing season.
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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. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureJoint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition
2022 in Review
2023Also available in:
No results found.The 'JP GTA - 2022 In Review' offers a snapshot of the milestones, achievements and activities of the Joint Programme over the course of the past year, with links to articles, publications and event recordings. The report is structured along the four pillars of the JP GTA, with sections focusing on knowledge generation, country-level activities, capacity development and learning, and policy support and institutional engagement. The page on 'knowledge generation' offers an overview of resources published or facilitated by the JP GTA in 2022. Under 'country-level activities' readers will find a summary of the key activities and achievements of the Joint Programme in Ecuador and Malawi. The section on 'capacity development and learning' delves into the JP GTA’s initiatives to share lessons from the Programme and build colleagues' and partners' knowledge and skills. The final pages on 'policy support and institutional engagement' highlight major global and corporate initiatives supported by the JP GTA. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookCarbone organique du sol - une richesse invisible 2017Cette publication a été lancée lors du colloque international sur le carbone organique du sol (GSOC) qui s’est tenu au siège de la FAO (Rome, 21-23 mars 2017). Pour les preneurs de décisions et les praticiens, il offre une vue d’ensemble sur les principaux faits et informations scientifiques concernant les connaissances actuelles et les lacunes de savoirs sur le carbone organique du sol. Elle met en lumière la manière dont une meilleure information et de bonnes pratiques peuvent être mises en pl ace pour soutenir l’élimination de la faim, l’adaptation et l’atténuation du changement climatique et l’atteinte d’un développement durable global.