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Title:

Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security in Lebanon

Agreement Number:

7448907 P011553001

Agreement Value:

$20,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 24, 2023 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

The project seeks to enhance food and nutrition security and resilience for people in Lebanon by increasing the adoption of gender-responsive, nutrition-sensitive climate smart agricultural practices amongst farmers, improving the performance of selected fruits and vegetables value chains (VC) through cooperation at farmers’ and VC actors’ level, and creating an inclusive enabling environment in which VC actors – from farmers to distributors – operate. The project will build the technical and organizational capacity of small-scale fruits (apples) and vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and eggplants) farmers – women in particular – and their organizations, allowing them to participate more effectively in selected value chains. The project also supports other VC actors – from input producers to processors and traders – to adopt innovative technologies at the production or marketing and processing levels and to become more inclusive and responsive to farmers’ needs. At a policy level, the project facilitates dialogue between VC actors and the government to promote the design and implementation of inclusive policies, legislation and programs that meet the needs of farmers and orientes toward developing sustainable and inclusive value chains.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) Increased adoption of gender-responsive, nutrition-sensitive climate-smart agricultural practices; (2) improved performance and financing of value chains; and (3) improved inclusive enabling environment for all actors in the fruit and vegetable value chains, especially women.

Location:

Rome, IT

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q2-00518

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated reporting

Recipient's Operating Name:

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Recipient's Legal Name:

FAO - Food and Agriculture

Program:

International Development Assistance Program

Program Purpose:

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.