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Agriculture and Food Security

Agriculture and food security are essential for realizing a self-reliant and poverty-free Africa.

Our Approach:

 

We operate on the premise that all African communities are able to sustain themselves if given the right tools and guidance to achieve the desired results.

 

We prioritize community-based capacity-building and behavior change in food security and nutrition, including the support of school feeding, community gardening, bulk food storage and preparation, and the promotion of dietary diversity. Our interventions target women, youth, and other vulnerable groups.

 

Our utilization of indigenous staff, experts, expertise and our broad experience working in the African context gives us a strategic advantage towards resolving the systemic and acute problems of food insecurity and hunger.

  To date Nascent has provided  70 million+ school meals. Our investments in school gardens, school feeding and Climate Smart Agriculture training for vulnerable and displaced persons, sows the seeds of sustainability and self-reliance.

OUR SUSTAINABLE IMPACT

Nascent school gardens are a robust food security resource for school children and communities

AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY PARADIGM

WOMEN LED INITIATIVES

COMMUNITY MANAGED SCHOOL GARDENS

CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE

HIGH YIELD SEED UTILIZATION

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & TRAINING

  Provided 70 million+ school meals. These investments in school feeding and nutrition are intended to boost student attendance and attentiveness, thereby increasing the literacy and overall educational performance of primary school children.

 

Established and supported 115+ school gardens aimed at teaching nutritional benefits of vegetable gardening.

 

  Trained women on the production and marketing of improved seeds, the production and retail of vegetables, and large-scale harvesting, drying, packaging and marketing of caterpillars.

 

  Nascent has earned praise from local stakeholders, national governments, and international donors for its focus on gaining community buy-in and stakeholder engagement.

Reducing Hunger in West Africa

19 community focal persons have completed training on enrolling beneficiaries for USAID’s Food for Peace...

Nascent Makes an Impact in Sierra Leone

In November 2018, a three-person team including Mr. Bernard Ndi, Nascent’s Country Director for Cameroon,...

Bringing in the Harvest: School Gardens

Parents and Community gardeners have begun reaping the fruit of their labors, harvesting crops grown...

Training communities in bulk safe food preparation and commodity management methods.

Enhancing school-based nutrition curricula to highlight nutrition practices for teachers, students, and parents.

Providing training in the use of improved farming and pastoral practices.

Strengthening the capacity of local governments.