The quarterly dashboard summarizes the progress made by partners involved in the Lebanon Crisis Response and highlights trends affecting people in need. The Food Security sector in Lebanon is working to: OUTCOME 1) Promote food availability; OUTCOME 2) Promote food accessibility; OUTCOME 3) Promote food utilization; OUTCOME 4) Promote stabilization.
Sector progress
The Food Security Sector partners are currently implementing targeted programmes which enhance direct access to food for the most vulnerable, combined with activities promoting dietary diversity, sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods. Since January 2017, the Food Security sector assisted up to 870,258 vulnerable individuals with food assistance and agricultural support. Food accessibility though the use of cash based food assistance (Outcome 2) has been promoted for up to 773,514 persons through various modalities (such as vouchers/e-cards/ATM). Beneficiaries include up to 684,660 displaced Syrians, reached through e-cards (98.6%) and vouchers. In addition, up to 32,592 Palestine Refugees from Syria were provided with food assistance through ATM cards and 2,897 with vouchers. Up to 427 Palestine Refugees in Lebanon were assisted through vouchers. Up to 52,753 vulnerable Lebanese were also supported by the National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) and 105 received food vouchers. 80 Iraqis were also provided with food vouchers. In addition, the sector partners promoted food accessibility through strengthening the agriculture labour market in creating job opportunities and in supporting 30 government institutions (i.e. Ministry of Agriculture, GreenPlan, 7 agriculture technical schools). Also, in supporting rural livelihood, 627 youth aged 15 to 21 years (29% girls and 71% boys) were supported with seasonal employment in the agriculture sector.
Aiming at promoting food availability and supporting sustainable agricultural production (outcome 1), the food security sector supported more than 1,555 small scale Lebanese farmers with training and agriculture inputs for sustainable agriculture and livestock production and water conservation and efficient irrigation practices to enhance their production and adoption of climate smart technologies. To promote the control of plant diseases and promote Integrated Pest Management, around 158 individuals (farmers, government staff and private sector) received capacity building on monitoring, surveillance and management of plant diseases. In-kind food parcels (outcome 1) and hot meals were provided to complement the food assistance for up to 82,276 displaced Syrians and host communities . Among those assisted, up to 1,560 households were served through community kitchens. In order to promote food utilization through diversified and quality food to improve food safety and nutrition practices (outcome 3), 9,800 persons were supported for improved nutritional practices and/or trained on food safety measures.
During the month of Ramadan, FSS partners distributed 73,500 food parcels, 1,160 food vouchers and 97,000 hot meals to vulnerable populations including displaced Syrian, Lebanese, PRS and PRL.
To date FSS sector partners have received USD 67m against the $507m requirements of the sector. This leave a gap in the funding of 87%