The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided direct assistance by repairing the greenhouses of conflict-affected farmers in Gaza Strip. This intervention not only helped in building back better but also contributed to an increase in farm productivity, a reduction in the cost of production, and an increase in profitability.Read More
The Food and Agriculture of the United Nations’ (FAO) strategies on unconditional and restricted cash cost share helped displaced households in South Ossetia access critical input like water to increase crop production and strengthen food security.Read More
The authors analyzed 10 case studies from interventions with a supply-side focus in eight countries (Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia) using the seed security conceptual framework parameters of seed access, availability, and seed quality. They added “information” to these parameters and conclude that much more documentation of...Read More
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) used vouchers to increase community access to seeds and improve food security.Read More
Humanitarian Actors for Grass Root Initiatives (HAGI) used the sociocultural and demographic details collected using a baseline survey to identify the right combination of activities to support food-insecure households in Rumbek East, South Sudan in meeting their short-term recovery as well as longer-term economic improvement goals.Read More
Using a combination of past data on rainfall trends and their impact of food and nutrition security, and forecasts based on global models, the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) in Ethiopia has developed two likely scenarios for food security and associated recommendations to address nutritional gaps, livelihoods, and conflict management.Read More
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) preparedness and mitigation measures, which take into account an analysis of past hazard events, seasonal weather patterns, and their potential impact on production activities, have resulted in development of an early action plan to address humanitarian crises in the Somali peninsula in the Horn of...Read More
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