Sudan

Towards Improved Food Security & Economic Revival: Reduce the Impact of Crisis & Prepare Conditions for Future Development in Darfur.

• Funding: EuropeAID, plus Co-funder to identify
• Global budget: €965,000
• Duration: 24 months (November 2008 - November 2010)

This pilot project that concerns the region of wadi Saleh (West Darfur) is aimed at consolidating the achievements of previous programmes in the region, particularly in the agricultural area.

Although the situation in Darfur remains highly troubled and still forbids true development programmes, the results of our programmes dedicated to agricultural support allow us to implement, in the region targeted, activities that go beyond the strict framework of emergency relief and lead to greater autonomy in terms of economic and food safety.

The project’s objectives are:

• Contribute to increased and diversified food production (vegetables and animals),
• Help to maintain the level of production achieved by reducing external introduction of agricultural inputs,
• Encourage and support local initiatives regards transformation and commercialisation of food productions,
• Encourage and support local collective, community and private (coops, for instance) initiatives
• Continue to support the local committee for conflict management,
• Facilitate the participation of local technical ministries in the project’s activities.