Supporting Smallholder Farmers : A Women’s Economic Empowerment Approach – Nicaragua
Reporting Organization: | WFP - World Food Programme |
Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 3,000,000 |
Timeframe: |
November 5, 2020 - March 31, 2024 |
Status: |
Implementation |
Contact Information: |
Unspecified |
Partner & Funder Profiles
Reporting Organization
WFP - World Food Programme
Participating Organizations
Unspecified
Funders (Total Budget Contribution)
-
Government and Public Sector
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Location
Country - Total Budget Allocation
Nicaragua - $ 3,000,000.00 (100.00%) |
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Areas of Focus
Health - Total Budget Allocation
Other - Total Budget Allocation
Food Security & Agriculture (40.00 %) |
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Law, Governance & Public Policy (30.00 %) |
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Environment & Climate Change (20.00 %) |
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Description
This project aims to improve equitable and sustainable livelihoods for women and men smallholder farmers in Nicaragua’s Dry Corridor, with a particular focus on the empowerment of women farmers, to ensure that they can withstand economic and climate shocks. This project uses a women’s economic empowerment approach. This project supports smallholder farmers to become empowered and resilient agricultural producers, capable of adapting to climate change and supplying products of high quality and in quantities to access formal markets. This project also works to improve food security and address impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) on poor rural families.
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Target Population
Gender and age: |
Adult women
Adult men
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Descriptors: |
Rural
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Total Direct Population: |
Unspecified |
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Outputs
Unspecified
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Results & Indicators
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced enabling environment to promote gender equality among smallholder farmers in rural areas; and (2) strenghtened and gender-sensitive climate and economic resilience and climate change adaptation practices of 2,000 women and 2,000 men smallholder farmers.
Achieved Results
Indicators
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Links & Resources
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Associated Projects (If applicable)
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