Participation of Women in Integrated Pest Management/ Deir alla
The project helped low-income female farmers to use Integrated Pest Management in order to improve the quality of their products and conserve the fragile ecology of the Jordan Valley. The GTZ and the Ministry of Agriculture provided technical assistance for the project. The success of this experience led to its replication in Mafraq north of Jordan.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Cooperative Rural Women Society/ Deir Alla
Country:
Jordan
Area Of Work:
International Waters
Grant Amount:
US$ 30,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 3,000.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 37,324.00
Project Number:
GEF-JOR-95-G52-03
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
All project beneficiaries were women. Technical assistant team also consisted of male and female agricultural engineers.
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Awareness of important global environmental concerns was created at the level of the poor un-educated women farmers in the Valley.
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SGP Country office contact
Mr. Anas Abdel Raouf Khasawneh
Phone:
00962/6/5100420 Ext: 246
Fax:
00962/6/5100430
Email:
Ms. Salsabeel Shishani
Email:
Address
UNDP Jordan/ shmeisani, Ishaq Al Edwan street/ P.O.Box 941631
Amman, Arab States, 11183
Amman, Arab States, 11183
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