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Overall Objective: Contribute to theachievement offood securitythrough anintegrated pestmanagementapproach

Donor:Government ofItaly

Contribution:US$2 982 633

Participatingcountries:Egypt, IslamicRepublic Iran,Jordan, Lebanon,PalestinianTerritories, SyrianArab Republic

Duration: 2 years and 6 monthsFrom 01 Apr 2004to 30 Sep 2006

Regional Integrated PestManagement (IPM) Programmein the Near East

Thematic area:Sustainablefood andagriculturalsystems

The use of pesticides in the Near East Regionis associated with growing health andenvironmental problems. Standards onpesticides residues, in particular, for exportto Western markets, are becoming morestringent. Consumer concern about food safetyis creating markets for food products of betterquality. The project, which is financed by theextraordinary Italian Contribution to the FAOTrust Fund for Food Security and Food Safety,strengthens the capability of governments,non-governmental organizations (NGOs)and farming communities of participatingcountries to plan and implement programswhich support community-basedintegrated pest management (IPM). Thisstrategy contributes to the protection offarming communities, their environmentand consumers, and to the expansion ofhigh value crop markets.

� Beneficiaries> Farmers and communities> Women> Consumers> National institutions> Local and international market

� ObjectivesThe overall objective is to sustain foodsecurity and the nutritional status of therural population

The specific objectives are:1. Increase of farmers’ participatory

approaches in crop and pest management 2. Better understanding of hazards caused

by pesticides 3. Investigation of market opportunities for

IPM products4. Facilitation of exchanges of expertise and

implement pilot activities in the sector

� Strategies > Improvement of regional capacity to

develop and implement ecologicallybased pest management

> Enabling farming communities to developcurricula and strategies for horticulturalcrop production

> Supporting regional and national studiesrelated to IPM development

> Training of farmers and facilitators> Adopting cost effective integrated

horticulture pest management strategies> Strengthening local institutions> Adoption of a participatory approach

� Expected results > Strengthened analysis, planning capacity

and awareness at community andinstitutional levels on IPM tactics andrelated health issues and environmentprotection

> Agricultural school opening> Improvement quality and quantity

agricultural production

� Ongoing results > Creation of 200 agricultural schools> 3000 farmers and 100 facilitators trained> Improvement quality and quantity of

selected produce through the adoption ofIPM technologies

> Establishment of a network on IPMamong involved stakeholders, includingfarmers and local communities

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Geographic area:Mediterranean and Near East

Tripoli

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92 The FAO/Government of Italy Cooperative Programme

Overall Objective: To assist theSyrianGovernment andpeople living inforestry areas tooptimize thebenefits comingfrom the forestsand to developmanagementprogrammes tocontrol forest fires



Participatingcountries:Syrian ArabRepublic

Duration: 3 yearsFrom 01 Aug 2004to 31 Feb 2007

Participatory and Integrated Forest FiresManagement Plan


The importance of forest should not beunderestimated in a country as widely aridas the Syrian Arab Republic, where theforests provide stable feed for largenumber of grazing animals, plays asignificant role in water catchment, indesertification control and in preventionof soil erosion and in conservation ofbiodiversity.

Forest fire in Syria is primarily a socialproblem. In fact, more than 95 percent ofthe annual fires are set directly by ruralpeople living in and around forests and/orindirectly by their related activities(agricultural activities like grazing withinforest stands, conversion of forest lands toagriculture and house construction, etc.).

Previous assistance to the country inforest fire management, has concentratedon developing the country’s capacities infire detection and control; this project isaiming at strengthening the capacities infire prevention and preparedness througha multisectoral approach with the directinvolvement of local communities.

In this context, through FAO technicalassistance and funding from the ItalianGovernment the present project intends toassist the government and the rural people

in forested areas to maximize the benefitsof forests by supporting the developmentof environmentally sound firemanagement practises.

� Beneficiaries> Small holders> Technical forest staff> Forest communities> Women through their active involvement

in project activities concerning forestfires management

� ObjectivesThe overall objective is to improve the nationalcapability to manage fires in an integratedway, enabling the country to prepare anational Forest Fire Management Plan.

Immediate objectives:1. National strategy for forest fire

management prepared together withmultiple level stakeholders

2. National forestry staff trained onimplementing Integrated Forest FireManagement (IFFM) approaches

3. National Forest Fire ManagementCampaign implemented

4. Institutional, administrative and technicaldevelopment which involves thestrengthening of capacities andinvolvement of local communities in theforest fire management

5. Draft national forest fire managementplan prepared

� Strategies > Training of Syrian staff at central and

provincial level to design an integratedand participatory programme on firemanagement

> Design a National Forest FireManagement Campaign

> Prepare national fire awareness materialinvolving local artists and media

> Work on gradual involvement of localcommunities and other stakeholders in the

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selected project sites, in implementing thenational strategy in mitigating fire impactson the sustainable use of forest resources

> Identify existing and potential benefits forforest villagers

> Support to sustainable activities linkedwith the conservation of forestbiodiversity and the reduction ofdeterioration process and desertification

> Strengthening the collaboration andcomplementarities with other institutionsand agencies working in forest fire control,including international organizations likethe FAO, the Global Fire Monitoring Center(GFMC), Silva Mediterranea, etc..

> Prepare an International Agreement oncrossborder actions in case of firetransboundary emergencies

� Expected results > Revision of the legislation governing

forest fire management prepared togetherwith local communities

> Training of Syrian staff at central andprovincial level to design an integratedand participatory programme on firemanagement

> Adoption of institutional and legislativechanges to contribute to implement thelocal people participation

> Introduction of new techniques to protectthe forests

> Draft national forest fire managementplan finalized

� Ongoing results> Training of forest officers and project

staff. Besides on the job training 20national operators attended a course. Thesubjects matters were: management offorest fires and their monitoring, peopleparticipation and realization of asensibilization campaign

> National Forest Fire managementCampaign being implemented. To thiseffect a slogan has beencreated:”Together to protect our forests”,a logo has been selected among thoseproposed by local artists, pamphlets andposters have been designed and meetinghave taken place with various groups ofwoman, school children and farmers

> Organization of a national seminar onforestry legislation with the participationof representatives from all the groupsinvolved. The seminar introduced the roleand the importance of forestry policy aswell as of the methodologies for theirformulation and the sensibilization in theforestry fires management

> Institution of training courses forestryenvironment and social impact of the firecontrol participative management

> Fire prevention through the creation ofnew fire resistant species along the firecutting-lines and the roads. These greenbarriers are made of laurel (LaurusNobilis) and Carrube (Ceratonia Siliqua)planted in one or two lines



Overall Objective: To increase foodsecurity inmarginal areas, to developsustainableagriculturalproduction,protect the soiland preserve thebiodiversity



Participatingcountries:Tunisia

Duration: 10 years and fivemonthsFrom 01 Jun 1996to 31 Oct 2006


The case of the Republic of Tunisiarepresents a good example of success inrelation to the improvement of foodsecurity, and documents presented at theWorld Food Summit held in 1996 showedthe increase in food production reached bythe country. Despite this positive evolutionin food security, instability in agriculturalproduction still represents a problem insome more difficult areas of the country.This is why the improvement of theduration and effectiveness of interventionsfor the conservation of natural resourceshas become a national priority, which alsohighlights the need for an activeparticipation of the local population indevelopment activities.

Project GCP/TUN/028/ITA has beendesigned in the framework of the nationalsoil and water conservation policies and isin line with the described participatoryapproach applied by the Government ofTunisia. Moreover the project is fundedunder the multi-bilateral programme andis part of a wider framework agreementbetween Italy and Tunisia ‘Programmeintégré pour la mise en valeur des régionsdu Sahara et du Sud de la Tunisie’, signed in

March 1999. Project GCP/TUN/028/ITA isalso executed in the context of the 2002UN International Year of Mountains and theUN Convention to Combat Desertification.The project also draws from lessons learnedthrough the Tunisia component of the pilotproject GCP/INT/542/ITA, which representeda successful case of improved use of naturalresources through the participatoryapproach and the partnership among localpopulation, technical services, localadministration, and non-governmentalorganizations (NGOs).

� Beneficiaries> Farmers> Rural communities

� ObjectivesThe overall objective is to improve foodsecurity in marginal areas, to developsustainable agricultural production, protectthe soil, and preserve the biodiversity.

The specific objectives are:1. Ensure the sustainable management of

natural resources 2. Strengthen the partnership system at the

national and sub-national levels in theframework of the decentralizationprocess of the public administration ofthe government

� Strategies > A multi-scale approach is adopted to

intervene in an effective way at local,regional and national levels; the area ofintervention in the Governorates ofKairouan, Siliana and Zaghouan coversapproximately 80 000 ha and the totalnumber of beneficiaries is of about 20 000 people

> Promotion of the transition from informalfarmer association to legally recognizedagricultural development groups (GDA)

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> Other agreements have been establishedwith national and internationalinstitutions, the private sector and NGOsin the framework of the creation of apermanent collaborative network.Collaborations, among others, have beendeveloped in Italy with the University ofTurin, the Italian NGO CooperazioneInternazionale Sud Sud and, in Tunisia,with the Tunis National Institute ofAgriculture, the Bureau of AnimalBreeding and Pasture and Kef’s Highschool of Agriculture. The participation tointernational networks and programmeslike ‘World Overview of ConservationApproaches and Techniques’, ‘LandDegradation Assessment’ and ‘Global LandCover Network’ has also been supported

> Promotion of the partnership between thefarmers and other developmentstakeholders which could create furtherinvestments

> Promotion of local development throughthe realization of basic infrastructures,training, irrigation, improvement ofagricultural practices and creation ofincome generating activities based onmicro-credit

� Expected results > Delimitation of homogeneous socio-

territorial units (UST)> Production of participatory development

plans (PDP)> Development of infrastructure > Implementation of soil and water

conservation measures> Support to income generating activities> Development of a monitoring and

evaluation system

> Development of decision support toolsbased on integrated information systems

> Production and distribution of technicalpapers and guidelines

> Training of national officers> Development of GDAs in self-development

entities through which farmers willcooperate and will be able to act in theagricultural market with theestablishment of GDAs in each region

� Ongoing results > 43 km of roads have been built or

restored and 55 km of drinking waterdistribution points developed

> Delivery of electricity to beneficiaryfamilies

> 3000 ha of land have been directlyprotected from soil erosion throughterracing

> Some hundred hectares of lands havebeen recovered and put to productionplanting olive and fruit trees that havebeen planted, also as an erosionpreventing initiative

> Conservation techniques derived fromtraditional practices have been promoted

> Creation of informal farmer associationsthat engage themselves to supportdevelopment and assure the execution ofthe activities agreed in the PDP: so far 30UST signed a PDP and become activepartners of the project

> Improvement of the sustainability of thesoil and water protection

> Realization of basic infrastructure,training, irrigation, improvement ofagricultural practices and promotion ofincome generating activities to besupported by micro credit



Overall Objective: Development ofcold chains forproductmarketing



Participatingcountries:Tunisia

Duration: 3 years and 8 monthsFrom 14 Apr 2003to 31 Dec 2006


The development of the fisheries sector isclosely linked with the development ofcold chains for product marketing.Refrigeration is essential to maintainproduct quality and hence in determiningthe price of the products. Upgrading theequipment and management of therefrigeration infrastructure is required torespond in an adequate way to therequirements imposed by national andinternational markets.

The fisheries sector in Tunisia presents anotable dichotomy. There is, on the onehand, the private sector that is investingresources to develop the sector and, on theother hand, the Tunisian governmentalinstitution, Agence des Ports et desInstallations de Pêche (APIP), whichpresents various problems. At present APIPis managing 40 ports bad inadequatelyequipped and managed. A recent survey ofthe Italian Cooperation revealed theabsence of adequate refrigeratinginfrastructures in many of these ports.Moreover, even in the ports where theseinfrastructures exist, the refrigeratingpowers installed are underexploited.Indeed, more than 50 percent of the

capacity of the installations was consideredout of service by the survey. The presentproject is part of a wider frameworkagreement between Italy and Tunisia and isfunded under the multi-bilateral programme.

� Beneficiaries> Public sector staff operating in fishery> Fishermens> National and international consumers

� ObjectivesThe overall objective is to improve thepublic sector of cold chains managed byAPIP

The specific objectives are:1. Improvement of the equipment of the

refrigeration infrastructure in theharbours and creation of maintenancesystems

2. Upgrade refrigeration infrastructure inthe harbours to address adequately themarket requirements

3. Enhancing managerial capacities,including in particular financial andpersonnel management

� Strategies > Coordination of all project activities> Involvement of refrigeration technicians

as well as managers of the APIP whichwill be undertaken at local level with thecollaboration of the specialized Tunisianinstitutions

> Acquisition of furniture and equipmentthrough tenders

> Training of technicians and managers ofthe fishery sector

> Organization of an international seminaron public enterprises connected to fishing

� Expected results > Improvement of the infrastructures inside

the ports as one of the assets to improve

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the commercial relations of Tunisia withother foreign countries and in particularwith the European Union

> Adequate public sector facilities for theproduction and handling of ice, for chilledstorage of fishery products and formarketing

> Public sector staff capabilitiesstrengthened for technical maintenanceand for management of the facilities

> Renewal of refrigeration infrastructures

� Ongoing results > A letter of agreement was signed with

APIP> Establishment of a coordination unit > Identification of the head of the

coordination unit. The unit has held twomeetings to discuss and revise theworkplan in order to adapt it to theemerging project needs

> Purchased vehicles designed formaintenance, and necessary equipmentfor the project activities

> Organization of several training coursesto assist APIP in the development of itsfunctions to conform to the requirementsof the markets, in particular those of theEuropean Union



Overall Objective: Contribute toagricultural andeconomicdevelopment




Duration: 10 years andseven monthsFrom 01 Apr 1997to 31 Oct 2007

Agricultural Planning and Policy Analysis in Syria

Thematic area:Knowledgeexchange andpolicy

The economy of the Syrian Arab Republichas long been characterized as centrallyplanned and the agricultural sector, whichstill maintains a major role in the countryeconomy, was no exception. When in themid 1980s the Government of Syriainitiated a policy reform process towards amarket-oriented economy, the AgriculturalPlanning and Statistics Directorate (APSD)of the Ministry of Agriculture andAgrarian Reform (MAAR) was entrustedwith the implementation of theagricultural policy reform programme. Inlight of the above-mentioned politicaldevelopments, the Government of Syriarequested technical assistance for theelaboration, development and analysis ofagricultural policies. ProjectGCP/SYR/006/ITA - was thus started in1998 to strengthen national policies andthe development of a market economy. InNovember 2001 the project entered athree-year Phase II aimed at ensuring thesustainability of the results achieved. Inparticular, one of the main achievementsof GCP/SYR/006/ITA Phase I, was theestablishment of the National AgriculturalPolicy Centre within MAAR. This centrewas established to perform agricultural

formulation and policy analysis functionswithin the ministry, as well as trainingactivities.

� Beneficiaries> Staff of the National Agricultural Policy

Center (NAPC) > Staff member of MAAR and other

relevant public institutions andparastatal, political and professionalorganizations related to agriculturalpolicy

> Farmers, traders and other agentsinvolved in the agricultural marketingand processing chain

> Consumers> The economy as a whole is expected to

gain from the project, in terms ofsustainability and effective functionalityof the NAPC

� ObjectiveThe overall objective is to promoteinstitutional capacity of MAAR and toimprove ministerial analysis, formulationand monitoring ministerial capabilities inthe field of agricultural policies.

The specific objectives are: 1. Training of a specialized team for the

management of the national Centre ofAgricultural policies

2. Improve the adequacy of basic statisticalinformation for the analysis ofagricultural policies facilitating theirdiffusion and use

3. Strengthen NAPC to contribute to theagricultural and economic development ofthe country increasing both theinstitutional and managerial capacity andfacilitating the use and diffusion ofdatabases

� Strategies > Transfer of project operations to the FAO

Representation in Damascus andhenceforth its direct involvement and

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Kuwait City

Riyadh Doha

Abu DhabiMuscat

Jerusalem

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support to project activities, allows for areduced presence of full time residentexperts and for relaxing the workinglanguage constraint

> Organization of short-training coursesabroad for NAPC staff at research andacademic institutions and theirparticipation to international symposiumconferences and seminars. Thisparticipation will strengthen the linkswith other international institutions

> Organization of frequent technicalsupport missions

> Increase the NAPC staff and creation of alibrary scientific committee

> Institution of various English and internettraining courses. NAPC staff took part inthe political forum initiative in the courseof the seminar organized by the centre incooperation with FAO, as well as in anumber of seminars held internally onvarious political and technical subjects

> Organize overseas post-graduate trainingat the Master level for the 5 NAPCprofessional staff who were the bestamong those trained in the first phase ofthe project

� Expected results > Implementation of adequate tools to

measure the impact of political reforms inthe agriculture framework

> Launching the institutional reform process> Better management of NAPC

� Ongoing results > Production of two reports of the

restructuring of MAAR and on the role ofNAPC composed of a scientific andconsulting commettee

> Assistance to NAPC for the creation ofthe first electronic database in Englishand Arabic. Moreover additional 15 basicand specialized courses for 50government officers. Individual seminarsand courses were also offered

> The NAPC intranet (NAPnet) has beenrenewed, improved and translated intoArabic. It has also been enriched withseven NAPC training documents. Thepaper ‘Implementation of the Great ArabFree Trade Area Agreement: The Case ofSyria’ has been finalized in English.Furthermore, a study on ‘Accession to theWorld Trade Organization: procedures,issues and lessons for Syria’, has beencompleted. This last study aims atsupporting the on-going debate onreforming agricultural policy interventioncompatibly with the constraints thatmight derive from WTO

> Production of 14 studies which resultshave been used by the government ofSyria to elaborate sustainable agriculturedevelopment strategy

> Didactic material both in Arabic andEnglish supplied for the execution

> Selection of an international consultant inthe field of institutional development

> Four members of the centre havesuccessfully completed a Master in theUSA and 4 have started their training inpost-graduate distance learningprogrammes at the Imperial College ofLondon. Three members were trained inFrance on comparative costs



Overall objective: Facilitating therealization of aplatform for thesustainabledevelopment oforganic farmingin Syria


Contribution:US$999 954


Duration: 3 yearsFrom 13 Sep 2005to 12 Sep 2008

Institutional Development ofOrganic Agriculture in Syria

Thematic area:Knowledgeexchange andpolicy

Agriculture is one of the most importantsectors of the Syrian economy as shownby its contribution to GDP and toemployment, around 30 percent in year2000. It also gives a significantcontribution to the balance of payments,as agricultural exports are second only tocrude oil.

Syrian agriculture is characterized by alarge number of small-scale farms thatoperate traditional management systems,and a smaller number of large-scale statefarms and mixed private and public jointventures. Almost all raw or processedorganic products are exported to theEuropean market, and certification isgenerally granted by foreign CertificationBodies. Tunisia is the only country withinthe Near East and North Africa with anational legislation. Nevertheless,Governments of several other countries arecurrently working on its elaboration.

The Syrian Government has shown agrowing interest in this form ofagriculture, recognizing that organicagriculture contributes to food security by enhancing household self-sufficiencyand by building farmers’ self-reliance.Nonetheless, this dynamism meets

a major challenge in the lack of nationallegislation and in the use of prevailingconfusion that still exists in the mind of many decision makers concerningorganic farming.

� Beneficiaries> Farmers> Pastoralists> Fruit and olive growers > Traders > Agribusiness entrepreneurs > Consumers

� ObjectivesThe overall objective is to prepare theground for the establishment of aninstitutional framework for the developmentof organic agriculture including legal,institutional and training aspects

The specific objectives are:1. Make a proposal for the implementation

of a national legislation and itsregulation. This would be based on theknowledge and experience of countrieswith long experience and legalframeworks in this area. These mayinclude the European Union (EU) and theUS, which have promoted internationalstandards and to which the Syrianlegislation would need to adapt to beable to export to their markets

2. Produce a proposal for the creation of anassociation of organic producers thatwould be legally recognized. This will givethe opportunity to analyze theorganization, functions, tasks, personneland budget of similar associations

3. Put forward a proposal for setting up alegally recognized certification body. Theentity would need to be integrated intothe existing international system ofcertification and accreditation, asrequired by international trade systemand by the EU regulations covering agrofood trade with other countries. This

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action will be based mostly on theanalysis of international regulations,enriched by visits to Italy and Tunisia

4. Strengthen human resources capacity inorganic farming: the project will providecapacity building, working both on thetechnical and the methodological aspectsof organic farming research within aninternational setting. This is expected tocreate in the future a critical mass oftechnicians and advisors who couldprovide information and guidance tofarmers and breeders

5. Assess the market in order to identify theproducts which could be more easilyconverted into organic and the areaswhere such products have more chancesto achieve good yields and adequatereturns, also taking into account thedemand of foreign markets and thepotential Syrian consumers

� Strategies> Use of a synergic intervention of several

actors to create a scientific and legalplatform with the active participation ofreserchers, producers, entrepreuners andtraders

> Promotion of a more efficient andrational use of natural resources ingeneral and land and water in particular

> Analyse national legislations and EUregulations: this action will support theacquisition of legislation, its comparativeanalysis, the knowledge and experiencesin other countries

> One study tour of ten days, for 20 peoplein Italy. The study tour will allow theparticipants to understand the differentroles of the various actors (public, privateand non-governmental organizations –NGOs) in the research, diffusion,marketing, certification, control, etc.,through visits and meetings with Italianand international experts

> Organization of seminars to improvepeople participation in the biologicalagriculture issue

> Elaborate proposal for a legislativeframework and regulations adapted to theSyrian situation, aiming at guaranteeingacceptation of Syrian products into theinternational markets, with specificreference to EU and USA

> Study about certification procedures forquality products

> One week stage for five people at aselected certification body in Italy willallow to acquire first hand knowledge ofthe complexity of the certificationprocedures and of its organization

> Elaboration of didactic materials, to beused in the planned training courses

> Participation of six scientists ininternational scientific and organizationalevents to facilitate the exchange ofinformation and experiences

� Expected results> Training of technicians, scientists and

representatives of agriculturalassociations on all the aspects ofbiological agriculture

> Extended areas for biological cultures.This process is required by the growingdemand of biological products and byagricultural policies concerningsustainable environmental development

> Elaboration of guidelines for theestablishment of a certification body

> Information, training and education of anadequate number of Syrian nationals(technicians, scientists and opinionleaders)

> An applied research program defined andpartially implemented

� Ongoing results> Develop a proposal for national legislation

and related regulation> Develop the proposal for the organization

of a certification body to be legallyestablished

> Development of human and technicalresources

> Identification and development ofmarkets for organic agriculture



Overall Objective: Strengthen foodsecurity, fightpoverty, andcreate ruralemployment



Participatingcountries:PalestinianTerritories

Duration: 2 yearsFrom 15 Aug 2004to 31 Dec 2006

West Bank and Gaza Strip:Agricultural RevitalizationProgramme

Thematic area:Food security

The agriculture sector in the West Bank andGaza Strip is vital as it represents a refugeagainst poverty and an important source offood security and employment for anincreasing share of the population. In orderto prevent the sector from a furthercollapse, an Agriculture RevitalizationProgramme (ARP) was prepared by theMinistry of Agriculture, PalestinianAuthority, supported by FAO and the UnitedNations development programme (UNDP).

� Beneficiaries> Rural communities> non-governmental organizations (NGOs)> Universities> Rural associations

� ObjectivesThe overall objective is to improve the ruralenvironment, with specific reference to foodsecurity, poverty reduction, ruralemployment, and income increase.

The specific objectives are:1. Rehabilitate the basic production and the

small infrastructures, when inadequate or damaged

2. Increase the availability and efficient useof natural resources (land, water, andgenetic resources)

3. Reduce production costs and increaseproduction yields in terms of quality andmarketability

4. Introduce and propagate newmanagement practices

5. Development of local capacities

� Strategies > Support the provision of inputs and the

rehabilitation of assets andinfrastructure to achieve long termobjectives of sustainable development,such as the more efficient use of naturalresources and the build of localcapacities

> Building new infrastructures and trainingof human resources

> Adoption of appropriate techniques toreduce the soil erosion process and thedegradation of the the natural resources

> Creation of working opportunities in therural areas

> Focus project activities on the reductionof the rural poverty

> Strengthening the capacity of the staff ofthe Departments of Agriculture in 4districts, as these are considered to bethe key players in providing technical andmanagerial advice to relatively isolatedfarmers

> Strengthening the skills of the Ministry ofAgriculture in agricultural tradenegotiations

> Introduce appropriate managerialpractices in the agricultural and pastoralsectors

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Haifa

Gaza

Tel Aviv-Yafo

Nazareth

Jerusalem

Damascus

Amman

JORDAN

ISRAEL

EGYPT

LEBANON

SAUDIARABIA

SYRIANARAB

REPUBLIC

WEST BANK

GAZA

GOLAN

PalestinianTerritories



GTF

S/PA

L/02

2/IT

A� Expected results > Rehabilitation of small infrastructure to

sustain a medium/long term process ofagriculture revitalization

> Increase availability of natural resources(land, water) through a more efficient use

> Improve genetic resources through theintroduction of new fruit tree varieties

> Enhance the capacity of the public andprivate sector in proper management andsustainable use of inputs and naturalresources

> Creation of employment and incomeopportunities

� Ongoing results > Rehabilitation of small infrastructure> Improved use of natural resources> Introduction and dissemination of proper

management practices in order todecrease the production costs and raisethe yields quality

> Decreased on-going processes of erosionand degradation of the main naturalresources due to agriculture practicesintroduced and/or disseminated


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