DUFUNGURE NEZA – Food security and socioeconomic development of agri-food chains for rural populations in northern Burundi

About this project

The DUFUNGURE NEZA initiative, "Lets eat well" in Kirundi language, stems from the collaboration of ICU and international partners Associazione Microfinanza e Sviluppo - AMS and UCBM and the local partner COPED, to contribute to the achievement of food security in rural areas in northern Burundi. In particular, it aims at strengthening the resilience of rural populations to food and environmental crises in the villages, hills and municipalities of Kirundo Province. To this end, it proposes a holistic and integrated approach of intervention on three levels corresponding to different geographical extensions, to strengthen existing socio-economic development models and to better respond to the needs of families, cooperatives and MSMEs in the agri-food sector (agriculture, livestock and fishery). In particular, at the level of the family (municipality of Busoni) the initiative intervenes on the change of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP approach) of families to support nutritional self-consumption, so that they can ensure adequate food needs in a healthier environment, through a Community approach that promotes solidarity and social cohesion (Result 1). At the level of cooperatives in the agri-food sector (Kirundo Province), managerial, productive and financial capacities are strengthened to contribute to the professionalisation and improvement of productive capital, so as to better adapt to the challenges of climate change, including through the provision of innovative a…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Burundi

Sectors

Agricultural developmentAgricultural co-operativesHousehold food security programmes

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesNutrition · Main focusEnvironment · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

ISTITUTO PER LA COOPERAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA ONLUS

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-6.

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