This is the 4th phase of a food security intervention that Alan Kerins Projects has supported in the Mongu region. Details of the previous interventions can be found here. The overall aim of the project is to provide a measurable increase in food security within the targeted community and an increased awareness and capacity within the community on issues relating to nutrition, diversification, conservation and income generation.
This project will fund a local farmer’s group – the Malengwa/Kalangu Farmers Association (MKFA) across a range of initiatives over a 3 year period. Issues to be addressed include: crop diversification, achieving a good nutritional balance, storage facilities, water facilities and capacity within the MKFA.
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Project Overview
| Location | Mongu, Zambia |
|---|---|
| Currently | Planned |
Project benefits
- Capacity building and encouraging greater participation with the local community will result in the voice of the local community being strengthened.
- Food security for the most vulnerable will be enhanced.
- The challenge of food price fluctuation and food inflation costs will be mitigated against.
- Greater diversity of crops with particular focus on higher nutritional produce will increase the well-being of all the community, but particularly the sick and vulnerable.
- Support will be given to the rural infrastructure by building secure food storage facilities.
- The MKFA will be strengthened considerably and as they actively target low income families, farmers and women as its members, this will result in the most vulnerable having their food security opportunities enhanced.
- Small holder farmers in the targeted project location will increase their agricultural productivity as a result of improved crop diversification techniques, training and improved irrigation.
- An increase in the income generation opportunities by the sale of excess food.
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