Institutional Capacity Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Policy Support for the Establishment of a National Phytosanitary Regulatory Framework for Somalia - TCP/SOM/3601
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Two decades of civil conflict have caused major constraints to development in Somalia. Low human andinstitutional capacity, extreme rural poverty, lowagricultural productivity and high prevalence of food insecurity, combined with the steady flow of returneesand refugees, continuing risks of local conflicts, and a lackof reliable and consistent information have played asignificant role in slowing the country’s path to economicrecovery. In this context, women and girls are particularlyvulnerable; they are over-represented in illiteracy levelsand under-represented in agriculture extension services,despite the vital role they play in agricultural production;46 percent of the work force in the sector is female. Theproject aimed to address the absence of specific policiesand the limited technical capacity of the extensionservices of MoA to ensure that the Ministry can provide adequate and technically sound support and extensionservices to Somali men and women farmers