Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems in Refugee Hosting Contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa (ECOFOOD) is a four-year project (2023-2027) with activities running in Uganda and Tanzania. Food as a human right- we have a moral obligation to address persistent hunger. Food aid is limited in guaranteeing food security in the face of continuous global food crises (COVID, Conflict, Climate Change)<\/p>\n
ECOFOOD is a Research Project funded by the Norwegian Research Council. It investigates how to foster small-scale food production and reduce reliance on food assistance in ways that are climate-resilient, nutrition-sensitive, and empowering of women and other vulnerable populations within refugee hosting contexts.<\/p>\n
The primary objective of ECOFOOD is to assess strategies for facilitating the inclusion of small-scale food producers in the food system and to enhance food and nutrition security for women and children, as well as climate resilience and biodiversity conservation in refugee-hosting contexts. Specific[1]<\/a>ally, the project seeks to:<\/p>\n ECOFOOD Project involves a consortium of six Institutions. These include:<\/p>\n Project Deliverables<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The project implementation started in August 2023. However, this June 2024 is the first physical meeting of the project team and visit to Gulu University. As the project team, we are deeply grateful for the opportunity to partner with Gulu University, a leading institution in the field, to deliver this project as promised to our funders.\u00a0 Gulu University’s location in Northern Uganda, a well-documented region for hosting Uganda’s largest refugee population, and the expertise of its Faculty of Agriculture and Environment staff in working in refugee-hosting contexts are invaluable to the success of this project.<\/p>\n The project consortium engaged in various activities in Uganda to introduce the project to key stakeholders and assess local conditions. Key activities included courtesy calls on the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment (FAE), the Vice Chancellor, and top management at Gulu University. The team provided a general project introduction to university stakeholders, conducted a guided tour of university facilities, and reviewed and discussed data collection tools. They travelled to Adjumani, where they engaged with the Refugee Desk Officer (RDO), Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) staff, and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Adjumani District Local Government (DLG). The team introduced the project to stakeholders implementing nutrition, health, and livelihood projects, including OPM, UNHCR, Medical Teams International (MTI), District Local Government (DLG), WFP, Food for the Hungry (FH), PACHEDO, and other development partners in\u00a0\u00a0 Adjumani district.\u00a0 Additionally, the team visited selected settlements in Adjumani and interacted with refugee and host community farming groups to get stakeholder feedback about the project.<\/p>\n Project\u00a0\u00a0 Launch at\u00a0\u00a0 Gulu\u00a0\u00a0 University –\u00a0 https:\/\/gu.ac.ug\/ecofood-project-launched-at-gulu-university\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\n
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