Japan aides PNG in food security measures

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The greatest impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security has been on the sale of fresh food, due to the closure of fresh food and fish markets. This has particular implications for female sellers, urban consumers and others in the local communities.

The Government of Japan funded project on the prevention of the spread and mitigation of the impacts of COVID-19 aims to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 throughout the food system, while restoring food production, improving nutritional status and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable populations.

The one year project commencing in April 2021 will be delivered in provinces with confirmed cases of COVID-19, with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as the lead implementing agency. The project will be implemented in close collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL), National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI), National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA), Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA), as well as NGOs and Civil Society Organizations, including Japanese NGOs.

Total donated by the Government and People of Japan for the project is 1.8 million USD. Japanese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency Mr Kuniyuki Nakahara states that ‘’This project takes on a people-centered approach and will contribute significantly to food security, improved nutrition, livelihoods and job creation that is instrumental for sustainable and inclusive growth and development in the targeted provinces in PNG.’’

Project interventions will also aim to address the humanitarian-development nexus by implementing activities that respond to the most vulnerable population while making investments in building their capacities to sustain livelihoods and enhance resilient agricultural development well beyond the life of the project.

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