Reference :
V-P-CG-E-00078
Date :
12/05/2011
Caption :
Owando. An ICRC and Congolese Red Cross employee prepares cassava cuttings tolerant to mosaic disease. These cuttings will be distributed to local populations in the Likouala district.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be distributing with the cassava cuttings, agricultural equipment and fishing materials to prevent depletion of food reserves. This assistance will benefit about 100,000 people.
With this distribution, the ICRC aims to strengthen the economic capacity of the resident population of Likouala, to avoid depletion of commodities, including cassava and fish. With the volunteers of the Congolese Red Cross, the ICRC assists families in five districts of the country.
In addition to fishing equipment and culture, families receive cassava cuttings tolerant to mosaic disease, caused by a virus and highly destructive.
The Likouala region is very difficult to access, and distribution continues with barges, boats, and trucks.
Armed violence in the Equateur province in DRC had pushed people to flee to the Likouala, on the other side of the border to find refuge in October 2009. According to government officials, nearly 115,000 people had crossed the river Oubangui.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5616x3744
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
