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Southern
Province Household Food Security Programme
Southern province is one
of the poorest in Zambia and one of the most vulnerable to climatic
disasters. The province was particularly hard hit by drought in 1991
and 1992, when crop production plunged by an estimated 93 per
cent. Several districts had very high malnutrition levels as a result.
The goal of the project was to improve the long-term resilience of
small-scale farmers to the effects of drought by boosting their productivity.
Project activities included:
- ensuring agricultural
extension services
- ensuring that research
and technical assistance supported extension services according
to farmers’ needs
- providing animal production
and health care services
- distributing drought-resistant
seed varieties for traditional crops
- providing on-farm
storage facilities
- creating a fund to
support community initiatives such as building of earth dams, cattle
dips and irrigation works
- improving access roads
- providing safe water
supplies
The project worked in partnership
with UNICEF, which supported health and child care activities and
health care reform in the province.
Source: IFAD
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| Contact information |
Ms Carla Ferreira
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592722
Fax: +39 0654593722
c.ferreira@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$23.4 million
IFAD loan: US$15.5 million
Cofinancing:
United Nations Development Programme (US$1.0 million)
Duration: 1995-2002
Geographical
area: Southern province
Directly benefiting:
42,000 households
Status: closed
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| Partners |
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
- United Nations Development Programme
- International Development Association (World Bank
Group)
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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