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Standard Project Report 2016
gloves, pick-axes and stretchers to transport soil. WFP field monitors conducted both mid-term and final project
assessments, per normal practice, and found all five projects were completed successfully and on time. Although
five FDRR projects were implemented, actual beneficiary and food distribution numbers for FDRR (represented in
the chart as food assistance for assets) were lower than planned in 2016 as greater priority was placed on
emergency flood response and the nutrition programme.
FDRR projects not only help to protect the environment, farmland and community facilities, but also offset the
negative effects of natural disasters which DPRK is prone to experiencing. Mountains and upland slopes comprise
80 percent of DPR Korea’s landscape, and historic food and energy shortages have forced people to cut down trees
for fuel, as well as cultivate crops on steep slopes. These factors have led to severe land erosion, leaving the
country prone to natural hazards such as flash floods, landslides and dangerous flows of debris which can have a
devastating effect on people’s livelihoods. The additional WFP take-home rations, allocated per participant for an
average of four household members, also helped improve dietary diversity. FDRR activities therefore also
contributed to food security.
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Strategic Objective:
Support or restore food security and nutrition and establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and following
emergencies (SO2)
Outcomes:
2.4 Local manufacturing of specialized nutritious foods are sustained
Activities:
Production of fortified blended food (FBF) and fortified biscuits at WFP-supported local factories
WFP supported 11 local factories to produce the fortified foods which were distributed to beneficiaries [4]. With WFP
oversight, the factories produced fortified biscuits and fortified cereals (specifically corn-soy milk and cereal-milk
blend). Production consistently met planned targets and there were no major losses.
Local food production has several benefits which are in line with WFP priorities in DPRK and has been a key aspect
of WFP’s operations. Foremost, local production encourages long-term national food and nutrition security by
enhancing the capacity of local factories and staff, mainly through training, monitoring visits and technical
assessments. For example, in November and December 2016, WFP provided training sessions for WFP national
staff, factory managers and factory employees on good manufacturing practices.
Furthermore, local production brought significant cost and time savings for the programme. Under agreement with
WFP, the Government covered the cost of factories, warehouses, staff, electrical power and maintenance, thus
contributing significantly to the operation. In turn, WFP provided raw materials (including vitamin and mineral
premix), spare parts, some product