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Strengthening Food Systems to Promote Increased Value Chain Employment Opportunities for Youth

Target Impact

Small-scale farmers and business owners (young people, women, and refugees) participate in, contribute to, and benefit from economic participation in improved agri-food systems.

 

Target: 73,380 Youth in Work

 

Objectives:

  1. Improving post-harvest management (PHM), food safety and quality among women and youth smallholders, Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and aggregators
  2. Improve PHM and food safety and quality
  3. Increasing pro-smallholder marketing among smallholders especially women and youth.
  4. Strengthen national institutions for pro-smallholder policies and program

Status: Active

Country

Uganda

Period

2021-2026

Industries

Agriculture

Impact to Date

7,600

Young people supported with skills, access to input and output markets.

32,000

Project participants profiled

Cooperating partners identified and onboarded.

Completed Value Chain Analysis, recommendations used to improve the intervention.

Partnership Focus

Strengthen service provision and practices in PHM, including value addition and processing.

Strengthen service provision, business management, and participation in commodity marketing.

Leverage financial and digital solutions to support agribusiness start up, management, and expansion.

Strengthen the capacity of ministries and district governments to improve service delivery and better coordinate and regulate agri-food systems.

In Partnership With

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. Founded in 1961, it assists nearly 100 million people in around 83 countries annually. WFP’s efforts focus on emergency food aid, relief, and rehabilitation, supporting development projects, and promoting self-reliance in communities affected by acute food insecurity and malnutrition, often in the context of conflict, natural disasters, or climate change​.

 

The World Food Programme Website

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