Programme Building Resilience Against food and Nutrition Insecurity in The Sahel (P2RS)
The programme’s goal is to build the resilience of vulnerable households, families, and communities’ population to food and nutrition insecurity in The Gambia and the Sahel as a whole. The project in The Gambia aims to enable the beneficiaries resist shock of acute food, respond effectively, and adapt sustainably to climate change by the development of stock breeding, irrigation schemes and regional markets for agricultural and livestock inputs and products. Specifically, the project seeks to eliminate the structural causes of acute and chronic food and nutrition crises by increasing household agricultural productivity, production and incomes, gain access to infrastructure and basic social services that build a heritage that strengthens population’s livelihoods in a sustainable manner.
Objectif global
To build the resilience of vulnerable households, families and communities populations to food and nutrition insecurity in The Gambia and the Sahel
Objectifs spécifiques
To enable the beneficiaries resist shock of acute food, respond effectively, and adapt sustainably to climate change by the development of stock breeding, irrigation schemes and regional markets for agricultural and livestock inputs and products
To eliminate the structural causes of acute and chronic food and nutrition crisis by increasing household income, gain access to infrastructure and basic social services that build a heritage that strengthen population’s livelihood in a sustainable manner
Résultats attendus
711 (1000 ha) tidal irrigation schemes developed
4 km constructed to improve access to tidal schemes
8 conservation agriculture schemes developed
development of facilities for livestock subsectors – 6 livestock markets, 12 slaughter facilities and 20 watering points (20 boreholes with 40 drinking throughs) and construction of 62 Km feeder roads, 3 markets and 16 portable water supply schemes
Improved access to basic social services and renovation of 3 health facilities
Budget
144 900 000
Thèmes
- Agriculture & chaînes de valeurs
- Eau et assainissement
- Santé
Cibles
- Agriculteurs vulnérables
- Ménages pauvres
Piliers AGIR
- Pilier 1 : Améliorer la protection sociale des communautés et ménages vulnérables pour une sécurisation de leurs moyens d'existence
- Pilier 2 : Renforcer la nutrition des ménages vulnérables