Food security through commercialization of agricultural sector in marginalized areas in Kenya and South Sudan under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Framework, with Focus on Women and Youth: GTFS/RAF/478/ITA |Policy Support and Governance| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Food security through commercialization of agricultural sector in marginalized areas in Kenya and South Sudan under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Framework, with Focus on Women and Youth: GTFS/RAF/478/ITA

HELPING SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS TO ACCESS MARKETS IN MARGINALIZED AREAS OF KENYA AND SOUTH SUDAN

Low agricultural production and low household incomes mean that food security in the northwest of Kenya and the southeastern part of South Sudan continues to be a challenge. With smallholder producers and small and medium-sized entrepreneurs often marginalized and excluded from access to markets at national and regional levels, there was an urgent need to devise innovative approaches to developing and reinforcing efficient business linkages between value chain actors.

Project duration: July 2013 –June 2017

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URL

http://www.fao.org/partnerships/resource-partners/investing-for-results/news-article/en/c/1119228/

Date

2018

Publisher

FAO

Region

Africa

Keywords

Agribusiness, Agriculture, Capacity development, Family farmers & smallholders, Food security, Gender, Trade & markets, Value chains, Youth employment