UPA projectUPA project

Enhancing Urban and Peri-Urban Enhancing Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in LiberiaAgriculture in Liberia

Welthungerhilfe e.V. Welthungerhilfe e.V. (formerly German Agro Action)(formerly German Agro Action)

Western Greater MonroviaWestern Greater Monrovia TubmansburgTubmansburg Bomi county corridor between Tubmansburg & Bomi county corridor between Tubmansburg &

MonroviaMonrovia

Local parner: Human Local parner: Human Development FoundationDevelopment Foundation

Care NetherlandsCare Netherlands

Eastern Greater MonroviaEastern Greater Monrovia GbarngaGbarnga Corridor between Corridor between Gbarnga & MonroviaGbarnga & Monrovia

Local Partner: Local Partner: Africa 2000 NetworkAfrica 2000 Network

Result 1 Result 1 (Joint effort WHH/Care)(Joint effort WHH/Care)

Relevant Ministries and Municipal Relevant Ministries and Municipal Authorities accept the importance of UPA Authorities accept the importance of UPA and actively support farmers;and actively support farmers;

Technical support by RUAF Foundation Technical support by RUAF Foundation

MPAP Multi Stakeholder Action MPAP Multi Stakeholder Action Planning & Policies Planning & Policies FormulationFormulation

Local MPAP facilitating teamLocal MPAP facilitating team Workshop awareness Urban AgricultureWorkshop awareness Urban Agriculture Capacity building StakeholdersCapacity building Stakeholders Situation AnalysisSituation Analysis Study tour to FreetownStudy tour to Freetown City Strategic AgendaCity Strategic Agenda Promotion UPA in cluster meetings MoAPromotion UPA in cluster meetings MoA Workshops on lessons learnedWorkshops on lessons learned UPA in curriculum Liberia UniversityUPA in curriculum Liberia University

Result 2: formalisation and Result 2: formalisation and organisation farmer groupsorganisation farmer groups

Identify, organize & Identify, organize & registerregister

Training organisation Training organisation & management& management

Visibility/political Visibility/political participationparticipation

Result 3: Agricultural Result 3: Agricultural Production is enhanced and Production is enhanced and diversifieddiversified

Demonstration plotsDemonstration plots Improved agricultural inputsImproved agricultural inputs Small scale animal husbandrySmall scale animal husbandry Training improve & diversify productionTraining improve & diversify production Harvest loss reductionHarvest loss reduction Extension servicesExtension services Exchange visitsExchange visits Nutrition educationNutrition education

Result 4: Processing and vallue Result 4: Processing and vallue adding activities/income adding activities/income generationgeneration

Identify, form and register food Identify, form and register food processing groupsprocessing groups

Provide trainingProvide training Purchase and provide processing Purchase and provide processing

equipmentequipment Non-food agricultural productsNon-food agricultural products

Result 5: Market links and marketing Result 5: Market links and marketing concepts UPA products are establishedconcepts UPA products are established

Market survey & value chain analysisMarket survey & value chain analysis Business/marketing management trainingBusiness/marketing management training Establish direct linksEstablish direct links Branding & labelingBranding & labeling Encourage local marketing & establishing Encourage local marketing & establishing

of market stands for farmer groupsof market stands for farmer groups

Project implementation Project implementation periodperiod

36 Months36 Months

BudgetBudget

Eur 1,722,220.00Eur 1,722,220.00

90% EU90% EU

10% GAA 10% GAA

Of which approx. 50% German Of which approx. 50% German Association of Food IndustryAssociation of Food Industry

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