Rwanda talks tackle food security

USAID Rwanda’s Integrated Improved Livelihoods Program ‘Ejo Heza’, managed by Global Communities, is hosting the first ‘Cracking the Nut Africa: Improving Rural Livelihoods and Food Security’ conference in Kigali. The conference starts today and ends on January 15 at the Serena Hotel. Global Communities was formerly known as CHF International.

Participants are to discuss innovations in the development of rural agricultural livelihoods, the financial inclusion and increasing of rural security and nutrition in Africa, among other topics.

Different competitively selected best practices will also be showcased which will all be aimed at improving rural livelihood and food security.

Notable talking points also include reduction on costs and risks of serving rural clients, different technologies and methodologies that can be applied to reduce on such costs with financial products, business development services and agricultural extension services.

Again, preparing for sustainability of future livelihoods where the growth markets and skills needed for future jobs and business opportunities in rural sector will be laid out, how globalization and innovation could change the landscape for livelihood in the future plus what extent are life skills and financial literacy important to improve on rural livelihood will still be discussed.

This conference will further discuss investment in rural and agricultural market development and how investors can be encouraged to make long term investment and enable job creation to for people in rural areas.

Generally the participants will look into proper feeding of a growing population where quantity and quality of food produced will be discussed.

Source: The East African business week

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