UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2): Building Global Momentum for Food Systems Transformation - MTF/SFE/006/IKF
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East Africa is faced with one of the world’s largest and fastest growing humanitarian and forced displacement crises. In this context, refugees living in Kenya and Uganda have some access to farmland and rights to work; however, many remain dependent on food aid, are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and struggle to integrate into their local communities. At the same time, local food companies are struggling to buy quality farm produce, and private-sector partners are often not present in displacement context or aware of potential opportunities that the refugee population may provide. Against this background, the overall goal of the project was to increase self-reliance of refugees and host communities through economic integration in agricultural value chains. The project was implemented within the partnership memorandum of understanding between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), jointly engaged in strengthening partnerships between the public and private sectors in agricultural value chains to build long-term solutions that mitigate the negative effects of forced displacement, uplift refugees and support host communities.