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Asia and the Middle East
Laos
Laos
Laos
Nepal
Ethnic minority in Phongsaly province
Village volunteers give training on preparing nutritious
food for malnourished children
Kick-off project meeting
Dalit and non-Dalit gathering together in Dhangadi
Improving food security
in Northern Laos
Summary and objectives
To improve food security and reduce poverty in the
Northern Uplands of Laos, by increasing the production
and consumption of healthy food. By reducing
the dependency on the purchase of food, the vulnerability
to rising food prices will decrease.
Target groups
Smallholder farmers and local government authorities
in three districts in the three provinces of
Northern Laos – Phongsaly, Luang Prabang, and
Huaphanh. Local authorities at provincial and district
level, as well as the private sector, are also targeted
by this project.
Final beneficiaries
The fi nal benefi ciaries of the action comprise the
rural population in the Northern Uplands of Laos.
Total estimated cost
€ 4 000 000
Grant awarded
€ 2 000 000
Improve food production in Sanxai,
Phouvong and Saysetha districts,
Attapeu province
Summary and objectives
To achieve long-term food security in Attapeu by
improving food access/availability, generating
income via food product sales, and helping communities
boost food production and self-suffi ciency.
Target groups
12 000 (population of 24 target villages), plus some
541 government workers, village volunteers, health
service providers, and village development committee
members.
Final beneficiaries
55 378 (population of Sanxay, Phouvong and
Xaysetha).
Total estimated cost
€ 1 087 585
Grant awarded
€ 978 827
Partners
Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Offi ce (PAFO).
Enhancing Milled Rice Production
(EMRIP) in Lao PDR
Summary and objectives
To sustainably increase the production of good quality
milled rice in Laos for domestic consumption and
trade, and to improve the framework conditions for
continued growth of the Lao rice sector, through the
improvement of the infrastructure, technical capacities
and the frame conditions required for a better
production.
Target groups
Small and medium-sized rice millers, agricultural
policy makers, and business development service
providers.
Final beneficiaries
Approximately 20 000 smallholder commercial rice
farmers, and 60 000 Lao rice consumers.
Total estimated cost
€ 2 348 124
Grant awarded
€ 2 113 312
Partners
Lao Department of Agriculture, SNV Netherlands
Development Agency.
Improving food security conditions
for socio-economically excluded Dalit
communities in Far-Western Nepal
Summary and objectives
To mitigate the negative impact of volatile food
prices on small landholder Dalit farmers in Far and
Mid-Western Nepal. The project aims to increase
agricultural productivity through improved and diversifi
ed agricultural techniques and best practices, boost
income via livestock and agro-based initiatives, and
enhance safety net programmes and access to food.
Target groups
9 000 households (450 Dalit farmers groups – 9 000 members,
approximately 80% female and 20% male).
Final beneficiaries
60 000 women, men and children from target communities
(12 000 households, 60% female and 40% male).
Total estimated cost
€ 1 200 000
Grant awarded
€ 1 080 000
Partners
The Lutheran World Federation Nepal, Dalit Welfare
Organisation, Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare
Organisation, Feminist Dalit Organisation.
Projects funded by the EU
GTZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Technische Zusammenarbeit,
Germany
Ulrike.Strack@gtz.de
www.gtz.de
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-655
Health Unlimited, United Kingdom
general@healthunlimited.org
www.healthunlimited.org
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-661
Helvetas, Switzerland
annesophie.gindroz@helvetas.org
www.helvetas.org
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-114
Folkekirkens Nødhjælp –
DanChurchAid, Denmark
mail@dca.dk
www.danchurchaid.org
Contract DCI-FOOD/214-167
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