European Union Joint Rural Development Programme

argeted governorates of Egypt (Matrouh, Minya and Fayoum), with the focus on the sustainable management of territorial resources. The specific objectives are:

1) To increase sustainable agricultural production by managing water resources more effectively and adopting Good Agricultural Practices;
2) To improve rural livelihoods by promoting income generating activities (agricultural/non-agricultural) and making best use of local resources. The Programme is implemented by the Italian Development Cooperation through a Delegation Agreement with the European Commission, signed on December 2014. The Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation is the National Coordinator. The Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) is the lead partner. Other institutional partners are: the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and the Ministry of Local Development. The final stakeholders are: the local rural associations (farmers and non-farmers). The Programme seeks full involvement of stakeholders by adopting a participatory development approach improving ownership and sustainability. It is implemented through grants, services, supplies and works contracts. For Arabic Please See General Information.

للغة العربية يرجى الذهاب إلى قسم (General Information)