This document highlights the main results of activities funded by IFAD’s Crisis Response Initiative (CRI) in Eritrea.
In recent years, Eritrea has faced multiple shocks leading to food shortages, higher food prices and greater food imports. Beyond desert locust invasions and the COVID-19 pandemic, severe drought and erratic rainfall have reduced crop yields. Additionally, farmers are using fewer agricultural inputs because of the higher costs of fuel, natural gas and fertilizers due to the war in Ukraine.
This interventions funded by the CRI in Eritrea focused on protecting rural poor households from the short-term impact of the Ukraine crisis while also building longer-term resilience to future shocks. It promotes local production of seeds and staple cereals and increased access to agricultural inputs.
