Developing farmers? capacities to adopt natural fertilization and pest controlling agricultural methods.
Demonstration and capacity building project to support the adoption of natural agricultural pesticides and fertilizers among thirty (male and female) farmers. The project will allow farmers to avoidenvironmentally harmful and damaging practices such as using excessive amounts of chemical pesticides or using extra dosages of chemicals to accelerate the process of production or extra chemical residues in the agricultural products. The project will contribute to the conservation of soil agro-biodiveristy in the farming area of Khan Younis through training, public awareness and demonstration activities.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Palestinian Farmers Association/Khan Uounis/Gaza
Country:
Palestine, State of
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 23,075.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 1,600.00
Project Number:
PAL/03/43
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Capacity - Building Component
Capacity building through providing training for 30 (female and male) farmers on alternative natural methods to combat the agricultural pests as well as improving fertilization and training for 30 farmers on bee caring and management. Following the training each farmer will lead training for at least seven farmers annually in order to widely disseminate the project idea; accordingly 210 farmers will be trained.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Distributing sixty beehives as well as all the protection clothes for thirty farmers.
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SGP Country office contact
Ms. Nadia Zuhair Elkhodary
Phone:
00972-2-2974836
Fax:
00972-2-2974836
Email:
Address
UNDP, 4A Ya'quibi Street, P.O. Box 51359
Jerusalem, via Israel
Jerusalem, via Israel
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