This project came as a replication of the Deir alla women group IPM project and was initiated after the women group in Mafraq attended training activities in Deir alla. The project was also assisted technically by GTZ. The agricultural situation in Mafraq and the socio-ecomic situation of women in this area were different from those in the Jordan Valley and prompted the use of different approaches.
The involvement of official institutions such as the Department of Agriculture and other institutions resulted in a change of agricultural policies.
The economic factor connecting use of IPM technology to savings was a major element of the project. Poor women farmers were enabled to make decisions in the farms they work in. They became very good advocates of the technology although most of them are un-educated.
The project conducted public awareness activities promoting the IPM technology and its relation to biodiversity protection and soil conservation issues.