Introduction

WATAN’s Food Security and Agriculture (FSA) sector is dedicated to meeting the immediate and lifesaving needs of conflict-affected populations while also building their resilience as they recover from disasters. FSA aims to address the root causes of food insecurity and bring about sustainable poverty reduction and nutrition outcomes by improving community capacities and skills. The sector’s history dates back to 2012, with the distribution of food baskets in Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Damascus rural, and Deir Ezzor. Over time, the sector expanded its focus to include strategic crop cultivation, agricultural tools, and services to support livestock. WATAN’s FSA sector equips farmers and vulnerable individuals with the skills, technologies, and start-up capital necessary for them to sustainably grow food and/or start income-generating activities. The sector focuses on impactful interventions such as micro-grants and value chain projects in both agricultural and livestock sectors to achieve sustainable long-term outcomes.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

WATAN analyzes the context and circumstances of agriculture vulnerability in both urgent situations and chronic crises. This analysis helps WATAN better comprehend vulnerability, wants, and preferences and is essential to the creation of comprehensive, integrated solutions that support long-lasting solutions.WATAN’s Food Security and Agriculture (FSA) Sector is frequently delivered in conjunction with other sectors and varies substantially depending on the situation. They concentrate on three key areas:During and soon after an emergency, ensuring access to food and the safeguarding of livelihoods, mostly through ready-to-eat rations, free bread, food baskets, cash support, and in-kind transfers.Support affected households and communities in protecting household and agriculture systems, averting erosion of productive assets, and support households and communities in restoring productive assets. Securing agriculture during the recovery phase by restoring and bolstering community and household resources, capacities, and methods through several unique Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation projectsIncreasing self-employment, paid work, and entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas to advance improved food security, and the improvement of household resilience, such as (Small business grants, supporting food processing, creating job opportunities related to agriculture, livestock, and irrigation activities, and Cash for work) projects.

SECTOR PHILOSOPHY AND DIFFERENTIATORS

WATAN analyzes the context and circumstances of agriculture vulnerability in both urgent situations and chronic crises. This analysis helps WATAN better comprehend vulnerability, wants, and preferences and is essential to the creation of comprehensive, integrated solutions that support long-lasting solutions. WATAN’s Food Security and Agriculture (FSA) Sector is frequently delivered in conjunction with other sectors and varies substantially depending on the situation. They concentrate on three key areas: During and soon after an emergency, ensuring access to food and the safeguarding of livelihoods, mostly through ready-to-eat rations, free bread, food baskets, cash support, and in-kind transfers. Support affected households and communities in protecting household and agriculture systems, averting erosion of productive assets, and support households and communities in restoring productive assets. Securing agriculture during the recovery phase by restoring and bolstering community and household resources, capacities, and methods through several unique Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation projects Increasing self-employment, paid work, and entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas to advance improved food security, and the improvement of household resilience, such as (Small business grants, supporting food processing, creating job opportunities related to agriculture, livestock, and irrigation activities, and Cash for work) projects.