Annual Country Report 2019: Zambia. Country Strategic Plan 2019-2024
2019
ELR 2115
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Title
Annual Country Report 2019: Zambia. Country Strategic Plan 2019-2024
Imprint
Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2019.
Language Note
English
Description
46 p.
ISBN/LRC Code
ELR2115
Summary
In 2019, WFP continued the transition from direct food assistance towards technical assistance to the Government, while maintaining its position as a strategic partner for achieving SDG2 and 17. After two years of prolonged dry spells left 2.3 million people in 58 districts severely food insecure, WFP supported the Government in developing a Recovery Action Plan (2019/20) and worked with other UN agencies on a Humanitarian Response Plan to mitigate the impact of drought on rural households. WFP complemented government efforts by providing direct food assistance to people in need, as well as technical support for the management of assistance programmes. WFP continued to provide food assistance to refugees who had fled political and ethnic violence in DRC, contributing to sustain their food security within the acceptable levels. WFP invested in achieving nutrition outcomes by adopting a nutrition lens across its programme, while advocating for nutrition-sensitive programming by government entities. WFP also explored initiatives to improve dietary diversity, launching its first hydroponic gardens to improve access to fresh vegetables for schoolchildren and the community. Agricultural productivity was enhanced by promoting the adoption of conservation agriculture crop diversification, and by the training of smallholders in post-harvest loss reduction and financial management. Results showed a lowering of post-harvest losses and increased adoption of crop diversification and conservation practices. WFP also partnered with an insurance firm and compensated over 7,800 farmers who had suffered drought-induced crop losses. WFP continued to strengthen government capacity by enhancing systems for the delivery of Home-Grown School Feeding, inter alia by enabling smallholders to supply food for the programme.
Note
Electronic ed.
Call Number
ELR 2115
Also available in
Annual Country Report 2019: Zambia. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2019
Language
English
System Control No.
MON-128010
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Annual Country Report (ACR)