OUTCOME 1: Vulnerable groups (with a particular focus on women) demand and ensure production and productivity in the primary sector in order to increase their own food security

Under outcome 1, the United Nations will support the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to ensure that “Vulnerable groups (with a particular focus on women) demand and ensure production and productivity in the primary sector in order to increase their own food security”. Special attention will be given to subsistence farmers, who represent the poorest and most vulnerable segment of the population. The complementarities between the UN agencies will allow interventions at all points along the value chain. In order to establish the link between agricultural production and food security, the gender equality issue will be systematically targeted.

Specifically, the UN will establish synergies among agencies and:

• Contribute to the creation of an institutional, policy and implementation framework that is conducive to the development of the agriculture and fishery sectors and support the transformation of subsistence agriculture into a competitive, sustainable and market-oriented venture
• Support small subsistence farmers in the adoption of improved techniques and organizational skills for increased productivity (agriculture and livestock) and reduced post-harvest losses in order to increase the sustainable availability of food
• Support fisheries communities to adopt improved and more productive techniques concerning handling, storage and conservation of fishery products
• Facilitate land use rights, particularly for women, through the issuance of land user certificates. The UN’s active involvement in the existing food security working groups, the National Agricultural Development Programme (PROAGRI) Donor Group and the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) Group will facilitate continuous collaboration with key stakeholders and supply-side partners and contribute to the overall achievements of the results.