Emergency support to prevent and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 along the agricultural  value chain The project?s focus is to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 along the agricultural value chain and to mitigate its impacts on the food and nutrition insecurity in PNG, through interventions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 along the agricultural value chain, increased food production, and increased income generation for smallholders through agricultural activities. The project takes on a people-centred approach and will upscale and expand on the multiplication and distribution of drought tolerant and early maturing seed and plant materials, replicating the model in Hela Province currently conducted, to other target provinces. Furthermore, agriculture activities such as; small livestock farming, apiculture, aquaculture and  fresh food produce will be promoted and strengthened to address food and nutrition insecurity and for income generation. It is envisaged that this project will also help strengthen MSEs and SMEs, and contribute to the promotion of sustainable agricultural development within the target provinces. The project also focuses on the humanitarian-development nexus by implementing activities that address the immediate needs of target beneficiaries while making investments in building capacities to sustain activities beyond the life of the project.