📋 Tender Overview
Target region : Assiut governorate, Minia governorate, Sohag governorate, and Delta area (candidate: Dakahlia governorate)
Planned implementation period : 48 months
Specific project details (provisional) : Based on the achievements and challenges of existing extension approaches, the project aims to establish a nationwide ISMAP approach that contributes to improving the livelihoods of small-scale farmers through cooperation with relevant organizations and programs.
Agriculture in Egypt - a country with a growing population - is positioned as an important sector in terms of food supply and employment security. As the poverty level among rural farmers remains high, it is crucial for the Egyptian government to raise agricultural productivity and improve farmers’ incomes and living standards, with the aim of mitigating poverty and reducing the rural-urban income gap. Small-scale farmers, in particular, are vulnerable to the risks of food crises caused by climate change and war.
With the ultimate goal of improving the livelihoods of rural communities, the project aims to modify and implement an existing agricultural extension method known as the ISMAP approach , which can be applied nationwide, in cooperation with relevant organizations and programs, such as the Haya Kareema (Decent Life) Presidential Initiative, in three governorates in Upper Egypt, namely Assiut, Minia, and Sohag, in addition to one of the governorates in the Delta Region. The project will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Goals 1 (No poverty), 2 (Zero hunger), and 5 (Gender equality). What is more, it is expected that the project will lead to small-scale farmers’ enhanced resilience and ability to adapt to the difficulties in these regions.
