Grenier Solidarité: an endogenous mechanism for coping with the lean season

Climate shocks and the security crisis have increased the vulnerability of agroforestry households and internally displaced persons. Vulnerable households are faced with falling incomes and insufficient and lost agricultural production. Despite food support from the State and its partners, these populations are unable to cover their food needs. To reduce their vulnerability, the RESICOM project has implemented an endogenous mechanism to facilitate access to food for vulnerable households during the lean season. This proven endogenous mechanism is the “solidarity granary”. This approach consists of setting up food stocks based on voluntary contributions from communities, with the possibility of loans and repayments in kind. Find out more in this video