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Early Warning System for Food Security : AGRHYMET
Project / Program Summary

I. Basic data

Sector(s): Food Security
Title: Early Warning System for Food Security
- AGRHYMET
Donor country/ organization: Italy
Other donors / organizations involved: France, Germany, U.S., Netherlands, E.U. give also support to the Agrhymet Center
Beneficiary countries / regions: C.I.L.S.S.
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions: W.H.O./CESIA (Italy)
Duration: 3 years
Starting Date: 1999
Project / Program budget: 3,3 million U.S. dollars
Finance / Type of cooperation: grant / technical cooperation

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    To provide technologies (e.g. Teledetection, Geographic Information Systems) to monitor agricultural production and desertification processes.
  2. Activities / contents
    Capacity Building, provision of appropriate machineries and softwares.
  3. Expected outcomes / impacts
    To prevent food crises.
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    Promotion of Regional Cooperation and Integration.

III. Contact point:

Bureau VII - Directorate General for Development Coopération -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Rome

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