Project profile — Strengthening Local Agricultural Supply Chains - Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Honduras (9.25%)
• Peru (17.12%)
• Congo, Democratic Republic (20.55%)
• Nicaragua (13.70%)
• Bolivia (18.84%)
• South Sudan (20.54%)

• Agricultural policy and administrative management:
Agricultural policy and administrative management (31110) (25.00%)
Agricultural development (31120) (50.00%)
Food crop production (31161) (25.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Trade development (significant objective)
• Biodiversity (significant objective)
• Climate change mitigation (significant objective)
• Climate Change Adaptation (significant objective)
• Desertification (significant objective)
• Youth Issues (significant objective)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (significant objective)
• Indigenous Issues (significant objective)
• Nutrition (significant objective)

This project contributes to protecting the food security and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations impacted by COVID-19 in nine countries, focusing on women, youth, and indigenous peoples. This project works with local governments and civil society groups to ensure communities most impacted by COVID-19 have sustained access to nutritious food and income sources. This project also addresses trade barriers in the food and agricultural sector, improves food safety standards during COVID-19 and beyond, and strengthens local capacity for data collection and analysis to make informed policy decisions that enhance local food systems. This project focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts women and men differently and activities are adapted to help ensure women and men’s equal participation. Project activities include: (1) conducting rapid assessments of community and household-level needs, including local market capacities and gaps related to COVID-19; (2) supporting women and men who farm with facilitated access to seeds and other farm inputs, markets, training in climate-smart agricultural practices, and income diversification activities; (3) strengthening rural and agricultural community-based organizations, including women’s organizations, through training focused on addressing barriers related to COVID-19 in coordination with local government services and departments; and (4) providing support for gender-responsive public social protection programs that reach rural and marginalized communities.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) reduced COVID-19 related impacts on women, men, and rural communities in food-crisis contexts; (2) strengthened economic recovery, improved community resilience, and decreased risk along the agricultural supply chain by promoting sustainable agricultural practices and equal participation of women, men, and youth; (3) improved policies and procedures that include the specific needs and priorities of women, youth, and indigenous people in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and build resilience to future crises adopted by relevant institutions; and (4) improved knowledge gained by food chain actors on the reduction of transmission risk of COVID-19, including through training, demonstrations, social messaging campaigns, disinfecting markets and similar activities.

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