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Support to the operationalization of a national early warning system on food and nutrition security: GCP/SIL/045/IRE
REDUCING FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY RISKS IN SIERRA LEONE
The production and productivity of most staple crops in Sierra Leone is affected by several factors, including floods, pest and disease infestation, rainfall fluctuations and post-harvest losses, resulting in lower food availability. Against this background, it was necessary to establish a well structured food security and nutrition National Early Warning System (NEWS) to ensure the timely prediction of food availability and access by the population, and facilitate a concerted response when access to food fell below the recommended levels, with high risk of acute and chronic malnutrition. It was also necessary to increase capacity in the country to monitor the trends of food and nutrition security at both national and district level.
Project duration: January 2014 –June 2017
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