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Invest Salone Insights: Aquaculture in Sierra Leone

Aquaculture is a growing global industry that offers great potential for Sierra Leone’s fisheries sector. A study conducted by Invest Salone has found that tilapia and catfish farming could provide…

Topic: Food security, Investment, Research and analysis, Sustainable business

Sector: Aquaculture

Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone

Published by: Invest Salone

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FAO launches the new COVID-19 response and recovery programme outlining seven key priority areas

The UN agency calls for a joint coordinated global response to support food and agriculture.

Topic: COVID-19, Food security

Sector: Agriculture

Geographic Focus: International

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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FAO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

FAO has implemented an array of tools to support policy analyses and assess the impact of COVID-19 on food and agriculture, value chains, food prices and food security across the…

Topic: COVID-19, Food security

Sector: Other

Geographic Focus: International

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Lion Mountains: Case study on innovative rice packaging and marketing

SOBA partnered with Lion Mountains, a rice processing company, to trial innovative packaging and marketing tactics. This case study showcases how Lion Mountains successfully unlocked a new market for local…

Topic: Business resilience, Entrepreneurship and innovation, Food security

Sector: Agriculture, Manufacturing

Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone

Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)

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Ebola in Sierra Leone: economic impact & recovery

The aim of this paper is to show how EVD has affected the Sierra Leonean economy and explores in more detail the different aspects of EVD’s economic impact. This paper…

Topic: Business resilience, Food security, Research and analysis

Sector: Other

Geographic Focus: Sierra Leone

Published by: Sierra Leone Opportunities for Business Action (SOBA)

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Economic and market impact analysis of COVID-19 on West and Central Africa

A research brief produced by the World Food Programme analysing the impact of COVID-19 for the economy and markets of western and central Africa.

Topic: Business resilience, COVID-19, Food security, Government and policy

Sector: Agriculture, Other

Geographic Focus: Africa

Published by: World Food Programme (WFP)

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When a global virus meets local realities: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in West Africa

A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that takes stock of some of the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines a number of policy implications…

Topic: Business resilience, COVID-19, Food security, Government and policy

Sector: Agriculture, Other

Geographic Focus: Africa

Published by: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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Multiple crises threatens to reverse the good crop harvests prospects in Africa

A report from AGRA which explores the invasion of desert locusts, civil conflicts in parts of the West African region, and the global outbreak of COVID-19, and how they pose…

Topic: COVID-19, Food security, Government and policy

Sector: Agriculture, Other

Geographic Focus: Africa

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A regional response to help avoid rice shortages in West Africa

Developing Economics blog post on food security and stranded rice exports in West Africa due to labour shortages and logistical disruptions following lockdown measures.

Topic: COVID-19, Food security, Government and policy

Sector: Agriculture, Other

Geographic Focus: Africa

Published by: Developing Economics

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