Food Security

At Socodevi, food security is integrated across all our areas of expertise, including gender equality, agricultural risk management, cooperative development, eco-responsible practices, and nature-based solutions.

Depending on the needs of communities, our projects strengthen four dimensions of food security:

Economic and material access to food
Socodevi supports cooperatives in establishing sustainable food supply systems, promoting access to nutritious and diverse food that respects cultural preferences. The economic empowerment of women and youth, job creation, and increased household incomes, across all types of projects, contribute to economic access to food.

Use (Preparation and Consumption)
Through group settings, Socodevi can provide training on nutrition and food preparation. From home cooking to food processing and marketing, we encourage the adoption of food hygiene practices that improve the nutrition and health of members and their communities. We also encourage the use of less harmful fuels for those preparing food.

Stability
Socodevi helps collective enterprises implement risk management measures to ensure the stability of food supplies in the face of economic, environmental, and social shocks. This includes developing food preservation techniques, storage, and crop diversification to guarantee continuous food availability.

Food availability
The cooperatives supported by Socodevi work to maintain food availability throughout the year by supporting the diversification of food and cash crops and strengthening the capacities for food production, processing and marketing.