Southeast: launch of the EFOSE project to improve food security and develop the local economy

In order to reduce food insecurity in the Southeast of the country, where 45% of the population of this department is affected by this problem, the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR) launched, this Thursday, May 14, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the project to improve food security through sustainable agriculture, the development of the local economy, and healthy diets (EFOSE) in the commune of Cayes Jacmel.

In order to reduce food insecurity in the Southeast of the country, where 45% of the population of this department is affected by this problem, the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR) launched, this Thursday, May 14, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the project to improve food security through sustainable agriculture, the development of the local economy, and healthy diets (EFOSE) in the commune of Les Cayes Jacmel. This project, which spans seven years, has been presented as a lever aimed at strengthening resilience to climatic and economic shocks.No fewer than 16 communal sections, repatriated to the communes of Jacmel (Montagne La Voûte, Lavaneau, La Montagne, Bas Cap-Rouge); Cayes-Jacmel (Ravine Normande, Gaillard, Haut Cap-Rouge); Marigot (Corail-Soult, Grande Rivière Fesles, Macary, Fond-Jean-Noël, Savane du Bois); and Belle-Anse (Baie d’Orange, Mabriole, Calumette, Corail Lamothe), make up the intervention area of the EFOSE project. This project should help increase and diversify household incomes as well as local production of nutritious foods, relying on approaches resilient to climate and economic shocks.