Frontier Agriculture for Improving Refugee Livelihoods

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dc.creatorVellani, Saleema
dc.creatorVerner, Dorte
dc.creatorKlausen, Anne-Lise
dc.creatorTebaldi, Edinaldo
dc.date2018-04-30T14:48:20Z
dc.date2018-04-30T14:48:20Z
dc.date2017-09-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:31:32Z
dc.descriptionMany refugee and host populations are food insecure and poor. In Syria, the UNICEF screened 2.3 million children and pregnant and lactating women for acute malnutrition. In Jordan, approximately half of the refugee households have reported reducing the quantity and quality of food and skipping meals. In Lebanon, only 7 percent of refugees are living with acceptable levels of food security. This report shows that frontier agriculture, which comprises climate-smart and water saving agriculture technologies, such as hydroponics, can contribute to improve well-being, including nutritional status for farmers and groups of people that are less integrated into the labor market. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), this includes women, youth, and those who are forcibly displaced. Frontier agriculture can leverage scarce resources, such as water and arable land, and promote inclusive economic activities that increase access to nutritious food, improve livelihoods, create jobs, promote entrepreneurship, enhance skills, and build social cohesion. It can also assist with building communities and help recover from the loss of assets and from trauma of fleeing from conflicts. There is an urgency to engage with and support refugee livelihoods. Previous experiences suggest that small-scale hydroponic projects targeting vulnerable populations can be implemented rather quickly and produce meaningful results within a short timeframe.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/103361524057787356/Frontier-agriculture-for-improving-refugee-livelihoods-unleashing-climate-smart-and-water-saving-agriculture-technologies-in-MENA
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29753
dc.identifier10.1596/29753
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405285
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD
dc.subjectINVOLUNTARILY DISPLACED PERSONS
dc.subjectFORCED DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectREFUGEE SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFRONTIER AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectHYDROPONICS
dc.subjectAQUAPONICS
dc.titleFrontier Agriculture for Improving Refugee Livelihoods
dc.titleUnleashing Climate-Smart and Water-Saving Agriculture Technologies in MENA
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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