THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

$50,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $1.21 for every person in Canada ≈ 649 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Burundi
Fiscal year
2016-2017
Agreement period
December 19, 2016 – June 30, 2022
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-D002532001

Published purpose

The project aims to support the World Food Programme (WFP) in the fight against hunger. WFP is partnering with the private sector, agriculture producers, African governments and other stakeholders to support the establishment of commercially sustainable factories in Ethiopia and Rwanda to produce Supercereal Plus, a fortified cereal that responds specifically to the nutritional needs of children aged 6-24 months. Project activities include: (1) purchasing Supercereal Plus from the three factories for five years to be used for WFP operations; and (2) using Supercereal Plus a locally-produced product in its nutrition programmes in 11 African countries.

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This project funds the World Food Programme to purchase locally produced Supercereal Plus from factories in Ethiopia and Rwanda, supporting nutrition programs for children in 11 African countries.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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