📋 Tender Overview
The SDC Cooperation Programme for Yemen aims to reduce aid dependency, strengthen resilience and support sustainable livelihoods. This project will support this transition by unlocking local agricultural potential in selected areas of the southern Taiz Governorate. The intervention puts a focus on women’s economic empowerment and leverages women’s talents and potential for change.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Yemen
Agriculture & food security
Governance
Agricultural services & market
Public sector policy
01.08.2026 - 31.07.2030
CHF 3’060’000
The project in brief
Background Yemen faces a deepening multidimensional crisis marked by conflict, displacement, unemployment, economic decline, and escalating climate pressures. Humanitarian funding has sharply declined (19% of the HRP funded as of July 2026), underscoring the urgent need for measures to foster resilience and sustainable livelihoods. Women continue to face growing economic exclusion and barriers to participation while assuming increasing economic responsibility due to the conflict. In Taiz, where food insecurity, water scarcity, and climate shocks intersect, there are opportunities and a readiness and interest of the local population and the local government to engage in climate smart agriculture and agribusiness.
Objectives Rural communities in Taiz governorate benefit from more resilient agri-food systems, and stronger climatic and economic sustainability.
Target groups • 7’380 direct beneficiaries with a minimum of 50% women (22’393 overall consortium programme): farmers, herders and women and men involved in food production and agribusiness from three selected areas in Taiz governorate. • Estimated 245’600 indirect SDC beneficiaries (350’599 overall consortium programme), including villages from the selected areas, local government and institutional actors; private sector and financial institutions.
Medium-term outcomes • (Outcome 1 financed by EU only) • Outcome 2: Farmers and herders improve their productivity, food security, and climate resilience through the adoption of agroecological practices, strengthened production systems, and improved access to natural resources and services. • Outcome 3: Agri-food and green economy value chains become more competitive, inclusive, and climate-resilient, with increased value addition, market integration, and access to finance, technologies, skills, and employment opportunities for women and youth.
Results Expected results: 2.1. Evidence and data generated through targeted research. 2.3. Small and medium-scale farmers are economically empowered and diversify their revenues. 2.4. Agricultural training centers and public extension services have strengthened capacities and curricula to support farmers. 2.5. Governorate and district technical authorities integrate sustainable agricultural practices and agroecology into policies. 3.1. Women’s economic inclusion systems and implementation modalities are strengthened to support
