The European Union (EU) Food Facility in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today donated office equipment worth US$9,500 (Le 38 million) to Sierra Leone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security.<\/p>\n
This donation is a continuation of Food Facility support for the government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Smallholder Commercialization Scheme, which aims to stimulate smallholder farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 production and enhance their access to markets.<\/p>\n
The equipment, including a photocopier and computers, will go to the Planning, Evaluation, Monitoring and Statistics Division and the Extension Division of the Ministry of Agriculture.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I hope the equipment will enable both divisions to continue their good work, especially in providing support to farmers under the EU-funded Food Facility and in monitoring and reporting results,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said WFP Country Representative Christa R\u00c3\u00a4der.<\/p>\n
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Dr. Joseph Sam Sesay, said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are deeply appreciative of this donation. This will allow us to effectively oversee implementation of WFP-assisted programmes.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, the Representative of the European Union Delegation, Giampiero Muci, emphasized the EU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s continued partnership with WFP and the government of Sierra Leone. \u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This donation is part of the ongoing collaborative process to support the Smallholder Commercialization Scheme,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Mr. Muci said.<\/p>\n
The Food Facility is a Euro 1 billion fund set up to help farmers in 50 developing countries to increase their agricultural production over three years – from 2009 to 2011. So far, the EU has provided Euro 5.4 million to WFP Sierra Leone through the Food Facility.<\/p>\n
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