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How training and tools turned one mother from fruit buyer to fruit seller

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WFP’s livelihood programmes in Ethiopia are helping refugee families help themselves with new agricultural skills Story by Edward Johnson Nyangun’s garden is flourishing. She was given basic gardening tools and seeds in exchange for attending practical and theoretical agriculture classes. Nyangun with one of her tools.

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Faster than Floods: How to Prevent a Double Disaster in Bangladesh

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Faster than floods: WFP works to avoid a double-disaster in Bangladesh WFP and the UN’s Central Emergency Relief Fund are using forecasts to help people prepare for the next climate shock Abdus salvages food for his livestock during flooding in Northern Bangladesh. Out of US$5.2 million disbursed in total, WFP received US$4.25

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Rural Women’s Day: ‘How we learned to dream again in Rwanda’

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A project the World Food Programme runs with UN Women, FAO and IFAD, empowers people to express their potential Members of the Bahoneza Cooperative in Nyaguru District. backed by UN Women , Food and Agriculture Organization , the International Fund for Agricultural Development , and the World Food Programme (WFP).

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‘HIV is no longer a death sentence for us’

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We’ve got food and investments to face it,” he adds, referring to the nutrition support and village savings and loans scheme they have via assistance from the World Food Programme. The scheme equips people with resilience tools to avoid relapsing. 80 percent of them are women. Mariamou sells grounded cassava to neighbors.

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Meet Ali’s cash cow, Subha

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Meet Ali’s cash cow, Sabah The Bekaa Valley is the agricultural heartland of Lebanon where many people own cows. But, as one man explains, not everyone knows how to make the most of their bovine family. Once semester one was complete, additional theoretical courses were available on how to package and market dairy produce.

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Following worst drought in a decade, people with disabilities are among vulnerable Cambodians…

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Following worst drought in a decade, people with disabilities are among vulnerable Cambodians receiving WFP food aid Sim Thuon, 62, has spent most of his life overcoming hardship and adversity. Sim Thuon, centre, in wheelchair, receives WFP food assistance. I don’t know how to pay off the debt. Now it is all gone.”

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6 Produce Shipping Challenges and How Trinity Can Solve Them

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Below, we discuss the challenges of transporting produce and how Trinity and Burris can be part of your solution. . #1. Deciding how to ship your goods: There are a variety of avenues that can be used throughout produce transportation and one size does not fit all. All of Burris’ warehouses are SQL Safe Quality Food certified.