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WFP Staff In Ecuador And Colombia Share Experiences Of Assisting Refugees
Ecuador hosts the largest recognized refugee population in the region due to the large numbers of Colombians fleeing violence. WFP works with the governments of Ecuador and Colombia to provide food assistance to these people living along the border. Recently WFP staff working in Colombia met with WFP staff in Ecuador to exchange experiences on how to improve food and nutrition security to help displaced people and refugees rebuild their lives. Read more
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Logistics
23 Feb 2015
Fighting Hunger by Supporting Supply Chain Reforms in India
India operates one of the largest food safety nets in the world. Through the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), the Government aims to provide around 800 million people with subsidized monthly household rations each year–that’s about 67% of India’s population.
Purchase for Progress
11 Feb 2015
Buying from farmers, baking nutritious biscuits
In Afghanistan, P4P has introduced a mobile factory to produce High Energy Biscuits (HEB) to reduce malnutrition, boost the local economy and provide smallholder farmers with a sustainable market. Though the new technology faced challenges in the start-up phase, it is now producing nutritious biscuits for sale on the local market and use in WFP emergency response.
Purchase for Progress
10 Feb 2015
Smallholder-friendly food procurement – P4P’s experience
For five years, the P4P pilot has experimented with innovative procurement modalities, allowing WFP to purchase staple food commodities more directly from low-income smallholder farmers.
Purchase for Progress
5 Feb 2015
Lessons learned from the Purchase from Africans for Africa initiative
Purchase from Africans for Africa (PAA Africa) – a pilot project inspired by the Brazilian learning on institutional food procurement – recently released a report on the lessons learned from the first phase of implementation. This report details the joint efforts in five countries to increase smallholder farmers’ access to markets while improving the food security of students.
Logistics
16 Dec 2014
Working with Pride for UNHAS in South Sudan
In South Sudan, WFP operates its largest humanitarian air operation. Through the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), around 8,000 aid workers are able to reach over 40 remote and isolated locations each month. UNHAS staff operate a fleet of 17 helicopters, and small and medium-sized aircraft to make this possible.
Persistent insecurity and tough living conditions make it a difficult place to work. Nicole is an Air Movement Officer with UNHAS in South Sudan, where she is reminded every day why she has this job. Here she explains what motivates her in this challenging environment.
Purchase for Progress
15 Dec 2014
Draft cattle lighten women’s workloads and increase crop production in Zambia
In Zambia, P4P partners with Heifer International to provide women farmers with cattle for draft power. Access to animal traction, coupled with the opportunity to market their crops to WFP, can reduce women’s heavy workload while increasing their production and sales of quality crops. The cattle have the added benefit of improving household nutrition through the consumption of milk and providing a sustainable source of organic fertilizer.
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UN World Food Programme in Ecuador: Strengthening Food Security through Ancestral Knowledge
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Canada, Guatemala Partner on Zero Hunger Pact
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