Kiribati strengthens agriculture in the face of COVID-19 16 December, 2020 - 04:40 Country: Kiribati Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 15/12/2020 Kiribati Enhancing food security, nutrition and resilience has never been more important in the small island nation of Kiribati than now – in the face of Covid 19 and its associated health and economic impacts. With funding from UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN have been working across the agriculture and fisheries industries to strengthen food systems & supply chains in order to make safe, affordable and nutritious food available. One such intervention has been increasing the training and support for local subsistence farmers in the areas of vegetable and fruit production. In collaboration with Agriculture and Livestock Division staff, FAO have been running trainings since August 2020 across multiple communities in South Tarawa. So far, 423 male and female community members have been trained in techniques for improving their household gardening.