“World Bank and Food and Agriculture Organization Partner to Support Food Security in Yemen”, 2 August 2017

The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have partnered to support food security in Yemen with the launch of a US$36 million project to support smallholder farmers resume production in seven of the country’s most conflict affected provinces. By restarting small scale agriculture in the most food insecure regions of Yemen, the project aims to improve both the livelihoods and nutrition of 90,000 households, or around 630,000 Yemenis…The Smallholder Agricultural Production Restoration and Enhancement Project…will finance improved management of community land and water resources, and build the capacity of key service providers, such as veterinarians and suppliers of seeds and equipment, to ensure the agriculture sector has the support it needs to persevere during the conflict. Local implementation will rely on a community-led model, with local communities making decisions on which sub-projects to be funded…