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Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Support for Family Farming in the Eastern region
of Guinea-Bissau
Contact between the technician of the project team and the local population, Gabu
Mitigating the impact of volatile food prices on food
security and livelihoods in north-eastern Kenya
Seed and seedling voucher fairs
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
will be facilitated in a participatory way and will include
Agriculture is the main economic activity in Guinea-
3 200 farmers in 40 groups in the targeted regions;
The overall objective is to contribute to improved resil-
intensive training and capacity building activities to
Bissau, representing more than 50% of GDP and
technicians from regional agriculture departments;
ience to volatile food prices by strengthening local
ensure the transfer of knowledge and sustain the
employing 85% of the workforce. Small farmers
state committees; administration sector and com-
production and market-linkages. The specifi c aim is
interventions by the participating households and
constitute the bulk of rural production. This project
munity schools (teachers, assistants and students).
to diversify and increase household income through
communities.
is focused on eastern Guinea-Bissau, in the regions
of Bafatá and Gabu, with a population of around
450 000. It seeks to strengthen the ability of small
farmer organisations to adopt a system of information
and educational outreach, as well as to provide
advice and facilitation on appropriate technologies
and equipment for the processing of products. The
project also aims to strengthen food production
capacity through better systems of organisation,
training and education on diet and nutrition, helping
the most vulnerable groups.
Main activities
Final beneficiaries
The general population of the regions of Bafatá and
Gabu, including women and children.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 157 247
Amount requested *
€ 1 041 523
Partners
Instituto Politécnico/Escola Superior Agrária de Beja,
improved agricultural production, asset protection
and market linkages, and to increase and diversify
local food production adapted to dry land farming
through drought-tolerant seed materials and smallscale
irrigation techniques in North Eastern Province
(NEP).
Main activities
To actively promote the improvement of crop, fodder
and vegetable production through the encouragement
and provision of participatory methods and
improved inputs and techniques.
Target groups
Vulnerable and destitute farmers and pastoralists in
North Eastern Province.
Final beneficiaries
12 500 households (75 000 persons).
Total estimated cost *
€ 3 619 000
Amount requested *
€ 3 213 040
Auction Floor Projects
The main activities are:
• institutional support to producer groups and an
Federação Nacional dos Apicultores de Portugal,
Portugal.
There will also be active encouragement to promote
alternative and diversifi ed income generation, and the
Partners
expanded programme of information and advice;
facilitation of market linkages for producers and pur-
CARE Deutschland-Luxemburg, Germany; International
• building a network of “farm shops” to promote
chasers alike. The main activities will also take in hand
Rescue Committee (IRC), United Kingdom.
access to goods and services;
the provision of a reliable safety-net approach for the
• wide dissemination of appropriate techniques to
most vulnerable households, in the form of regular
evaluate products;
cash transfers to ensure basic nutritional and food
• participatory action of nutrition education.
UCCLA – União das Cidades
Capitais-Luso-Afro-Americo-
Asiaticas, Portugal
uccla@uccla.pt
ferreira.almeida@uccla.pt
www.uccla.pt
DCI-FOOD/128608/762
needs for the most vulnerable households. Activities
Acción contra el Hambre, Spain
ach@achesp.org
www.accioncontrelhambre.org
DCI-FOOD/128608/391
* Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties
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