SEED FUNDING JOINT PROGRAMMES
Rwanda
Resilient Food Systems: Enhanced Value Chain and Post Harvest Management

PROJECT TITLE | Resilient Food Systems: Enhanced Value Chain and Post Harvest Management |
Context | Food systems transformation is embedded in several national policies in Rwanda, including the National Transformation Strategy, the Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation, the National Environment and Climate Change Policy. In 2021, Rwanda developed its National Pathway, which highlights four priority areas for the country towards 2030: ensuring food security and nutrition for all, while increasing demand for healthy diets; enhancing the environmental sustainability of food systems; improving livelihoods for farmers and all workers in food systems while building resilience to shocks; promoting inclusion of women and youth in food systems, including through enhanced financial opportunities. |
PUNOs | FAO, WFP, IFAD |
Contribution to SDGs | SDG 1 No Poverty; SDG 2 Zero Hunger; SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth; SDG 13 Climate Action |
Contribution to other SDG transitions | Decent Jobs and Universal Social Protection; Energy Access and Affordability |
Duration | July 2024 – June 2025 |
Expected financial leverage | $ 3,070,000 |
Alignment with SG Call to Action | Policy integration; Food systems governance; Research, data, technology and innovation; Inclusive and participatory design; Private sector engagement |
Outcomes | The JP leverages on improved post-harvest management as a strategic approach to simultaneously reduce food loss, improve incomes, and boost food availability. The JP promotes the economic integration of youth-led MSMEs and builds linkages with partners and initiatives focused on nutrition and food security to connect the dots between food production, processing and consumption. |
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A new study reveals that the price tag to eliminate hunger has almost doubled due to ‘lost years’

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The study, “Cost of Ending Hunger—Consequences of Complacency and Financial Needs for SDG2 Achievement,” has shed light on the true cost of the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent unprecedented disruptions, like the war in Ukraine and the climate change-induced impacts devastating the Horn of Africa and South Asia, on attaining food security. The study has been compiled by Joachim von Braun, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, David Laborde and Maximo Torero Cullen, as part of the ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy.
Building on the insights from this study, the policy brief “Ending Hunger by 2030," urgently appeals for action to be taken at the global level, for the set-up of strong finance agendas, to foster science-policy dialogue, to enhance national capacities, and to build on existing initiatives. These are not just recommendations but crucial steps to get the world back on track to achieving SDG 2 – zero hunger.