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SIERRA LEONE maq 4ª.indd - agrilife - Europa

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Figure 95. Change in income as a result of engaging in technical assistance projects the Eastern region<br />

of Sierra Leone<br />

Figure 96. Change in income as a result of engaging in technical assistance in the Northern region of<br />

Sierra Leone<br />

the different initiatives undertaken by Action Aid,<br />

Welthungerhilfe, MAFS (projects and extension<br />

services) and NGO’s. In other words, the<br />

question posed to assess the issue of effectiveness<br />

was correlated to that of adequacy. Specifically,<br />

smallholders were asked the following: “Describe<br />

the level of improvement (Great improvement,<br />

Some improvement or No improvement)<br />

experienced in your production and income as<br />

a result of engaging in the measures developed<br />

by Action Aid/STABEX, Welthungerhilfe/STABEX,<br />

MAFFS Extension, MAFFS Service Projects or<br />

Other NGO”. The responses to this question are<br />

presented per region for production and income<br />

changes respectively.<br />

In both the Eastern and the Northern regions,<br />

in the case of NGOs and STABEX, only few<br />

respondents stated that there was no improvement<br />

in production. In the Eastern districts most<br />

Rural poverty reduction and food security: The case of smallholders in Sierra Leone<br />

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