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LOD data

DUFUNGURE NEZA – Food security and socioeconomic development of agri-food chains for rural populations in northern Burundi

Burundi

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

Burundi

Location

€ 2,000,000
Committed

€ 1,400,000
Used

Description

The DUFUNGURE NEZA initiative, "Lets eat well" in Kirundi language, stems from the collaboration of ICU and international partners Associazione Microfinanza e Sviluppo - AMS and UCBM and the local partner COPED, to contribute to the achievement of food security in rural areas in northern Burundi. In particular, it aims at strengthening the resilience of rural populations to food and environmental crises in the villages, hills and municipalities of Kirundo Province. To this end, it proposes a holistic and integrated approach of intervention on three levels corresponding to different geographical extensions, to strengthen existing socio-economic development models and to better respond to the needs of families, cooperatives and MSMEs in the agri-food sector (agriculture, livestock and fishery). In particular, at the level of the family (municipality of Busoni) the initiative intervenes on the change of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP approach) of families to support nutritional self-consumption, so that they can ensure adequate food needs in a healthier environment, through a Community approach that promotes solidarity and social cohesion (Result 1). At the level of cooperatives in the agri-food sector (Kirundo Province), managerial, productive and financial capacities are strengthened to contribute to the professionalisation and improvement of productive capital, so as to better adapt to the challenges of climate change, including through the provision of innovative and climate-smart solutions (Result 2). Finally, at the level of the private sector (Kirundo Province and neighbouring areas), the managerial, technical and financial capacities of MSMEs providing processing/conservation/distribution and marketing services for the agri-food sector, are strengthened so as to increase the availability of food with nutritional and hygienic-sanitary qualities for the benefit of the target population, also through the provision of technical innovative solutions (Result 3).Particular Allegato 2_Modello Documento Unico di Progetto_DUP_Bando Promossi 2023 8 attention is given to children <5 years of age particularly affected by chronic malnutrition, which will be monitored to measure the impact of the initiative on food security in the target territory, and to women and young people, who make up 50% of the beneficiaries of the initiative. ICU is the lead applicant, responsible for coordinating the entire initiative with direct responsibility for productive capacity building activities and for innovative technical and climate smart equipment provision; UCBM offers its know-how in nutrition and hygiene in strengthening the knowledge and food hygiene practices of families as well as in nutritional monitoring; AMS brings its expertise on economic development and financial education of families, cooperatives and MSMEs; finally, COPED is responsible for the sustainability of the intervention on the beneficiary families, as well as for the coaching activities aimed at the economic and operational development of cooperatives and MSMEs. The initiative is in line with SDGs: 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, and promotes Food security for the rural population and Sustainability along the agri-food chain in the territory of intervention. read more close

Year	Committed	Used
2025	€ 2,000,000	€ 1,400,000

Agency

Type	Name	Channel code
Government	AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development	11000

Channel reported

Type	Name	Channel code
National NGO	ISTITUTO PER LA COOPERAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA ONLUS	22000

Project data

IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-6
AID013244/09/6
CRS Activity identifier2025040264
Planned start 2025/10/01
Planned End 2028/09/30
Actual start 2025/12/10
Actual end -
Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
Status Implementation
Tied status Tied

Sectors

Policy markers

Gender Equality significant objective
Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) significant objective
Disability not targeted
Nutrition principal objective
Aid to Environment significant objective
Participatory Development/Good Governance not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification not targeted
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) not targeted

SDGs

12.3 - By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
2.1 - By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
2.2 - By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons
2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
6.2 - By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
8.10 - Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all