Programme Description

Target Population. The Programme shall benefit 30,000 poor small-scale agro-pastoral households, corresponding to 180,000 persons, engaged in cropping, and small livestock production who have little access to assets and economic opportunities due to social exclusion, marginalisation, conflict and the negative impact of climate change.

Programme area. The Programme will be initially launched in two jointly selected Federal Member States (FMS) with five districts: South West State (Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabelle districts) and Jubaland (Gedo and Lower Juba districts) (the “Project/Programme Area”). Based on the implementation experience, funding availability and the conflict dynamics, selected programme activities will be scaled up either within the initial districts, within the initial FMS, or to other FMS, most likely during the midterm review.

Goal. The goal of the Programme is to achieve improved and resilient livelihoods of rural smallholders in Somalia.

Objectives. The development objective of the Programme is to sustainably increase productivity, incomes and nutrition security and enhance the resilience of rural smallholder families in Somalia.