Works [Overseas] Middle East
Improving Small-Scale Farmers’ Market-Oriented Agriculture Project Arab Republic of Egypt |
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2014 - 2019
Agriculture is still one of the important industries in Egypt. Agriculture is particularly important in Upper Egypt. About 53% of people are engaged in agriculture in Upper Egypt, while the national average is 28%. Also, Upper Egypt is the region with the highest poverty rate in the country and has 60% of the total population. In addition, 85% of farmers in this region are small-scale farmers owning less than 3 feddan (1.26 ha) farmland. Therefore, it is considered that improvement of farmers’ livelihood is essential to solve above issues. Improving Small-Scale Farmers’ Market-Oriented Agriculture Project (ISMAP) aims to increase small-scale farmers’ incomes through promoting “Market-Oriented Approach” i.e. farming as business to small-scale farmers, for which our approach focuses on the capacity development of small-scale farmers as well as agricultural extension workers and agricultural cooperatives. Expected outputs of the Project are; 1) establish market- oriented extension approach, 2) develop agricultural techniques for value-added products, 3) strengthen the capacity of agricultural cooperatives for making and implementing their action plans, and 4) extend farming methods based on the market-oriented approach within the target agricultural cooperatives and in Districts. The Project has implemented activities such as training on market survey and farming as well as dialogue with Agri-business stakeholders. |
