WHERE : Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya Nigeria, Tanzania Project Profile IGNITE+: Scaling gender and nutrition integration in agriculture Market Challenge Despite substantial investment in the agriculture sector, sub-Saharan Africa continues to grapple with persistent gender inequality and poor nutrition. Women provide the bulk of labor input in agriculture, yet they still experience significant gaps in accessing [...]
WHERE : Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania Project Profile IGNITE: Building Technical Innovation in Nutrition-Sensitive and Gender-Integrated Agriculture Market Challenge Significant resources have been invested to improve agriculture productivity in Africa. However, this has not resulted in better nutrition for farming households or greater empowerment for all members of the family. Synergies are not being leveraged [...]
WHERE : Global Project Profile SAMS: Smallholder Agriculture Market Support Market Challenge The World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. Given the large demand for staple foods, purchasing power and locally-geared supply chains, WFP is also an expert in sourcing these staple foods in ways that benefit smallholder producers. The aim [...]
WHERE : Africa Region Project Profile ATONU: Improving Nutrition through Good Agriculture Market Challenge While there is growing recognition in the international community of the importance of integrating nutrition into agriculture interventions, the evidence base and skills are still being built on the best ways to do this. Donors are demanding nutrition outcomes from agriculture interventions; [...]
