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Food Security
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Intoduction : Integrated development focused on food security:
Many countries in Africa experience persistent poor development, characterised by increasing food insecurity. This is the case for a large number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
AQUADEV’s activities focus on improving the food security (in the broadest sense) of the most vulnerable populations. The overall strategy that we promote includes, inter alia, the use of geographic and planning information systems and support for decentralisation through a planning, participatory and multisectoral approach.
The programmes carried out are multi-disciplinary, always involving activities in different sectors/subjects: agriculture, nutrition, fishing, farming, education, hydraulics, public health and environment.
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To this end the team has developed and implemented several systems, among which:
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- Participative diagnosis methods (APRM : Active Participative Research Method) and planning methods (APBO : Activity Planning by Objectives)
- Macroeconomic guidance systems and a system for monitoring actions via indicators.
The programmes are multidisciplinary, always involving a different combination of activity
sectors/themes:
- Agriculture : Soil preparation, seed production, market gardening, technical and phytosanitary training
- Fishing : Building of processing plants, improving techniques and standards. Assistance in management, market research and trading
- Farming : Loans for animal feed, training in animal health and nutrition
- Education : Introduction to key themes, literacy, technical training and training for retail agents
- Water works: Building/restoration of wells or water supply systems
- Health – Hygiene
- Awareness : training of retail agents, building small dispensaries, fighting STD/AIDS and malaria
- Environment : Soil conservation and restoration, fighting soil erosion
