Rehabilitation of Land and Planting Medicinal Herbs in Agez Village
This project falls under the Land degradation focal area and addresses two major problems that cause a serious decrease in farmers' income: 1) Reduction of land productivity due to absence of sustainable land management, and over- or random usage of fertilizers. 2) Reduction of ground water level due to surface irrigation. These issues are addressed through rehabilitation of land, and encouraging women to plant medicinal herbs in order to improve the family income.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Committee for Land Rehabilitation and Planting of Medicinal Herbs in Agez Village
Country:
Syrian arab republic
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 49,400.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 11,080.00
Project Number:
SYR/OP3/2/06/09
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
? Since the land is irrigated and women have an important role in field work, cultivation of medicinal herbs that are suitable to the area and easily marketed would lead to improved family income provided that women run this process. In order to reduce the work load and ease the management process, medicinal herbs are to be cultivated in small areas (around 5% of the total land area).
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
As a result to the project, the majority of village inhabitants will prosper from the improvement of land management due to: increase of productivity, reducing the need for fertilizers and chemicals, and participation of women in income-generating activities (cultivation of medicinal herbs)
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