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Food security emergency support for drought-affected and vulnerable households

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Countries Honduras
Start date 17/04/2019
End date 19/05/2020
Status Completed
Recipient / Target Areas Honduras
Budget 749 994 USD
Project Code OSRO/HON/901/CHA
Objective / Goal The objective of the project was to prevent the further deterioration of living conditions in rural areas by re-establishing food production capacity as quickly as possible.
Beneficiaries 15 000
Activities

FAO ́s strategy  was to quickly restore crops and livestock production activities directly to 3 000 rural households (approximately 15 000 people) affected by drought in the nine most vulnerable municipalities of the departments of Choluteca and El Paraiso.

Activities included:

  • focus on the technical framework and emergency delivery of tools, seeds, pest control, establishment of small-scale water harvesting systems and logistical assistance to vulnerable families affected by drought-induced emergency in the departments of Choluteca and El Paraiso, aiming for a rapid recovery and rehabilitation of food production and saving agricultural based livelihoods; and
  • technical support to national and regional agencies for emergency relief.