WFP Guinea Country Brief, June 2023 – Guinea – ReliefWeb

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In Numbers
19,523 people assisted
47.567 mt of food distributed
US$ 14,615 cash-based transfers made
US$ 4.7 million six-month (July-December 2023) net funding requirements
Operational Updates

School meals programme: WFP is working to procure, preposition and prepare foods and non-food items for the upcoming school cycle starting in September. In Nzérékoré, WFP distributed 6,870 mt of take-home rations (enriched vegetable oil) for 1,202 girls in 393 schools. Cash-based transfers amounting to 14,615 US$ were distributed.

Nutrition: WFP transferred 32 mt of specialized nutritious foods to 13,118 beneficiaries in Beyla, Lola, Nzérékoré, Kerouané, Kankan, Labe, Boke, Koundara and Lelouma, to prevent and treat moderate acute malnutrition including among children in the first 1,000 days, and people living with HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis. Some 14,402 soaps and Sur’eau (water treatment solution) items were also distributed under the first 1,000-day programme.

Resilience: WFP is engaged in a sister project of its Zero Hunger Village: project centred around an innovative and sustainable approach integrating all WFP’s traditional programmes to create a value chain in the community. that ultimately allows it to achieve zero hunger within a two-year framework, Tong-il G Rice Vulgarization Project, to expand agricultural production thanks to a high-yielding and climate-resistant rice variety. Cultivation areas have been identified, and the land has been prepared to allow for the cultivation of Tong-il G rice seeds on potentially 400 hectares across Guinea. More than 260 hectares of land were developed where seeding and transplanting activities are underway.

More than 4 mt of Tong-il G rice seeds were procured from the smallholder farmers in six first-generation Zero Hunger Villages and redistributed to new project sites. This supports increased agricultural production and income-generating opportunities at the community level. The off-season rice cultivation in the Zero Hunger Villages of Pampako and Nienh has been completed, and efforts are underway to measure the total harvest quantity, which will provide valuable data on the total harvest.

WFP is in the process of procuring 25,390 small agricultural tools and equipment to support the Zero Hunger Villages and Tong-il G Vulgarization sites to support smallholder farmers as they enter the rainy season (June to December). The total value of these tools and equipment exceeds US$ 120,000, reflecting the significant investment being made to support smallholder farmers and bolster productivity during this crucial period.

United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS): From 19 to 23 June, WFP’s UNHAS team organized a workshop for 20 civil aviation professionals to enhance their knowledge and technical proficiency in line with the aviation industry standards, thereby improving their performance.

UNHAS continues providing critical support to the Government and the humanitarian community in Guinea and transported 155 passengers and 1.12 tonnes of light cargo between Conakry, Nzérékoré, Kankan, Labe, and Kissidougou.

In Numbers

19,523 people assisted

47.567 mt of food distributed

US$ 14,615 cash-based transfers made

US$ 4.7 million six-month (July-December 2023) net funding requirements

Operational Updates

School meals programme: WFP is working to procure, preposition and prepare foods and non-food items for the upcoming school cycle starting in September. In Nzérékoré, WFP distributed 6,870 mt of take-home rations (enriched vegetable oil) for 1,202 girls in 393 schools. Cash-based transfers amounting to 14,615 US$ were distributed.
Nutrition: WFP transferred 32 mt of specialized nutritious foods to 13,118 beneficiaries in Beyla, Lola, Nzérékoré, Kerouané, Kankan, Labe, Boke, Koundara and Lelouma, to prevent and treat moderate acute malnutrition including among children in the first 1,000 days, and people living with HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis. Some 14,402 soaps and Sur’eau (water treatment solution) items were also distributed under the first 1,000-day programme.
Resilience: WFP is engaged in a sister project of its Zero Hunger Village: project centred around an innovative and sustainable approach integrating all WFP’s traditional programmes to create a value chain in the community. that ultimately allows it to achieve zero hunger within a two-year framework, Tong-il G Rice Vulgarization Project, to expand agricultural production thanks to a high-yielding and climate-resistant rice variety. Cultivation areas have been identified, and the land has been prepared to allow for the cultivation of Tong-il G rice seeds on potentially 400 hectares across Guinea. More than 260 hectares of land were developed where seeding and transplanting activities are underway.
More than 4 mt of Tong-il G rice seeds were procured from the smallholder farmers in six first-generation Zero Hunger Villages and redistributed to new project sites. This supports increased agricultural production and income-generating opportunities at the community level. The off-season rice cultivation in the Zero Hunger Villages of Pampako and Nienh has been completed, and efforts are underway to measure the total harvest quantity, which will provide valuable data on the total harvest.
WFP is in the process of procuring 25,390 small agricultural tools and equipment to support the Zero Hunger Villages and Tong-il G Vulgarization sites to support smallholder farmers as they enter the rainy season (June to December). The total value of these tools and equipment exceeds US$ 120,000, reflecting the significant investment being made to support smallholder farmers and bolster productivity during this crucial period.
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS): From 19 to 23 June, WFP’s UNHAS team organized a workshop for 20 civil aviation professionals to enhance their knowledge and technical proficiency in line with the aviation industry standards, thereby improving their performance.
UNHAS continues providing critical support to the Government and the humanitarian community in Guinea and transported 155 passengers and 1.12 tonnes of light cargo between Conakry, Nzérékoré, Kankan, Labe, and Kissidougou.

Agriculture

Zim takes investment opportunities to Türkiye indaba – The Herald

Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor
Zimbabwe’s investment opportunities will take centre-stage during the 4th Türkiye-Africa Business Forum where Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava is expected to lead the country’s delegation.
The economic business forum is set for Thursday and Friday next week at the Istanbul Congress Center in Istanbul.
In an interview yesterday, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Alfred Mutiwazuka, confirmed Harare’s participation.
He said Zimbabwe’s delegation will comprise officials from ZimTrade, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Government institutions and private sector companies.
“In line with Zimbabwe`s engagement and re-engagement drive, Minister Shava will have a meeting with Professor Dr Omer Bolat, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye to discuss among other issues: the Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement signed in 2018 and ratified by Türkiye in February 2022 and implementation of the Agreement to Establish the Türkiye-Zimbabwe Business Council signed in 2016 by the CZI and Türkiye’s Foreign Economic Relations Board,” said Ambassador Mutiwazuka.
“The Minister will engage players in the agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport and infrastructure sectors with a view to inviting them to invest in Zimbabwe.”
Ambassador Shava is also expected to participate in a panel on “Türkiye and Opportunities under the AfCFTA”, a topic that the Turkish authorities have shown great interest in, as they advance Türkiye-Africa cooperation.
Some members of the Zimbabwe delegation will participate in other panel meetings on digital transformation, health technologies, sustainability of value chains in the agro-industries and manufacturing sectors, women entrepreneurship, free zones, the AfCFTA, financing of trade and investments and banking during the two-day conference.
Ambassador Mutiwazuka said the Türkiye-Africa Economic Business Forum offers mutual benefits to both Africa and Türkiye, through increased economic cooperation.
“The Forum demonstrates the emerging role of African countries as dynamic players in the global business arena. African countries and Zimbabwe, in particular, benefit from the increasing economic development of Türkiye economic cooperation hinged on the ‘win-win’ principle,” he said.
Africa benefits from this forum in various ways including facilitating increased trade and investment between Africa and Türkiye by promoting economic relations and encouraging Turkish businesses to invest on the continent.
Increased investments are expected to lead to job creation, infrastructure development, and increased revenue for African nations.
African countries are also expected to benefit from infrastructure development since Türkiye has expertise in infrastructure projects such as construction, transportation, and energy.
Through the forum, Africa can benefit from Turkish investments and technologies, which address crucial infrastructure gaps in many African countries.
Türkiye also has experience in the manufacturing and industrial sectors, which can be shared with African nations to enhance their own industrialisation efforts.
President Mnangagwa has reiterated that Zimbabwe is on an unrestrained path to industrialisation and modernisation, and the country is expected to benefit from its participation in the business forum.
It is expected that collaboration with Türkiye in the manufacturing and industrial sectors can help Africa develop local industries, reduce import dependency, and create employment opportunities.
With many countries experiencing food shortages, it is expected that through participation in the business forum, African countries will benefit Türkiye’s advanced agricultural technologies — machinery and implements — and knowledge that help to improve productivity, increase food security, and enhance agricultural value chains.
This knowledge transfer can contribute to sustainable agricultural development in Africa.
The Türkiye -Africa Economic Business Forum also promotes tourism and cultural exchanges and investment in the tourism industry, thereby creating employment opportunities, and fostering cultural understanding.
African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, Ambassador Albert Muchanga has said this year’s Türkiye-Africa Economic and Business Forum convenes against the background of global challenges of climate change and its adverse impact of heat waves, flooding and drought, inflation, geopolitical tensions, food and energy insecurity as well as the lingering Covid-19 pandemic is some parts of the world.
But he said while this is a period of multiple challenges, it is also a period of opportunity and hope, and the “key lever is cooperation because it is a vital instrument in meeting the world’s complex challenges which no country or region can solve on its own”.
“The Türkiye-Africa Economic and Business Forum is a strategic lever in this regard,” said Ambassador Muchanga.

Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor

Zimbabwe’s investment opportunities will take centre-stage during the 4th Türkiye-Africa Business Forum where Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava is expected to lead the country’s delegation.

The economic business forum is set for Thursday and Friday next week at the Istanbul Congress Center in Istanbul.

In an interview yesterday, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Alfred Mutiwazuka, confirmed Harare’s participation.

He said Zimbabwe’s delegation will comprise officials from ZimTrade, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Government institutions and private sector companies.

“In line with Zimbabwe`s engagement and re-engagement drive, Minister Shava will have a meeting with Professor Dr Omer Bolat, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye to discuss among other issues: the Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement signed in 2018 and ratified by Türkiye in February 2022 and implementation of the Agreement to Establish the Türkiye-Zimbabwe Business Council signed in 2016 by the CZI and Türkiye’s Foreign Economic Relations Board,” said Ambassador Mutiwazuka.

“The Minister will engage players in the agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport and infrastructure sectors with a view to inviting them to invest in Zimbabwe.”

Ambassador Shava is also expected to participate in a panel on “Türkiye and Opportunities under the AfCFTA”, a topic that the Turkish authorities have shown great interest in, as they advance Türkiye-Africa cooperation.

Some members of the Zimbabwe delegation will participate in other panel meetings on digital transformation, health technologies, sustainability of value chains in the agro-industries and manufacturing sectors, women entrepreneurship, free zones, the AfCFTA, financing of trade and investments and banking during the two-day conference.

Ambassador Mutiwazuka said the Türkiye-Africa Economic Business Forum offers mutual benefits to both Africa and Türkiye, through increased economic cooperation.

“The Forum demonstrates the emerging role of African countries as dynamic players in the global business arena. African countries and Zimbabwe, in particular, benefit from the increasing economic development of Türkiye economic cooperation hinged on the ‘win-win’ principle,” he said.

Africa benefits from this forum in various ways including facilitating increased trade and investment between Africa and Türkiye by promoting economic relations and encouraging Turkish businesses to invest on the continent.

Increased investments are expected to lead to job creation, infrastructure development, and increased revenue for African nations.

African countries are also expected to benefit from infrastructure development since Türkiye has expertise in infrastructure projects such as construction, transportation, and energy.

Through the forum, Africa can benefit from Turkish investments and technologies, which address crucial infrastructure gaps in many African countries.

Türkiye also has experience in the manufacturing and industrial sectors, which can be shared with African nations to enhance their own industrialisation efforts.

President Mnangagwa has reiterated that Zimbabwe is on an unrestrained path to industrialisation and modernisation, and the country is expected to benefit from its participation in the business forum.

It is expected that collaboration with Türkiye in the manufacturing and industrial sectors can help Africa develop local industries, reduce import dependency, and create employment opportunities.

With many countries experiencing food shortages, it is expected that through participation in the business forum, African countries will benefit Türkiye’s advanced agricultural technologies — machinery and implements — and knowledge that help to improve productivity, increase food security, and enhance agricultural value chains.

This knowledge transfer can contribute to sustainable agricultural development in Africa.

The Türkiye -Africa Economic Business Forum also promotes tourism and cultural exchanges and investment in the tourism industry, thereby creating employment opportunities, and fostering cultural understanding.

African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, Ambassador Albert Muchanga has said this year’s Türkiye-Africa Economic and Business Forum convenes against the background of global challenges of climate change and its adverse impact of heat waves, flooding and drought, inflation, geopolitical tensions, food and energy insecurity as well as the lingering Covid-19 pandemic is some parts of the world.

But he said while this is a period of multiple challenges, it is also a period of opportunity and hope, and the “key lever is cooperation because it is a vital instrument in meeting the world’s complex challenges which no country or region can solve on its own”.

“The Türkiye-Africa Economic and Business Forum is a strategic lever in this regard,” said Ambassador Muchanga.

Agriculture

Zim takes investment opportunities to Türkiye indaba – The Herald