Project profile — Livelihoods and Nutrition Empowerment

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased farm yields and market access for female, male and young farmers engaged on selected commodity and livestock value chains; (2) improved nutrition for vulnerable women and children; (3) improved business environment that is more favourable for farmers, women and youth.

Results achieved as of the end of the Project (February 2023) include: (1) reached about 16,598 direct beneficiaries (62% women) and an estimated 200,000 indirect beneficiaries through rural livelihood and farming support; (2) encouraged 20,147 people (70% women) to join village loans and savings groups. These groups provide individuals who are poor or live in rural areas with financial literacy training and access to credit to grow their micro-businesses; (3) established over 818 farmer cooperatives and facilitated their engagement with private sectors and the village savings and loans scheme; (4) 86 % of the project’s target households reported income gains; and (5) established 60 influencing platforms in six local government areas to support communities advocating for their rights and priority needs with local government and private sector actors.