FAO assesses value-chain approach to food security in Great Lakes Region
Food security improved for over 25,000 farmers through commercialization and cross-border trade
Success stories and lessons learnt are discussed at an event in the Rwandese capital, concluding a project on the improvement of food security in cross-border districts of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, in support of the modernization of agriculture under the NEPAD-CAADP framework.
With the objective of unlocking the high potential of agriculture and increasing incomes and better living standards in the Great Lakes Region, the project started in 2006 in collaboration with Governments of the respective countries and the financial support of the Italian Development Cooperation for a total contribution of over USD 9 million.
Organización: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Año: 2016
País(es): Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda
Cobertura geográfica: África
Tipo: Artículo de blog
Texto completo disponible en: http://www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/417967/
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English