Enhancing Employment and Income in Agricultural Sector in Gaza
Through facilitating change in the performance of selected potential value chains, the project aims at increasing the income of women and men producers involved in the urban agriculture sector in Gaza Strip. It will engage with the different market actors and link them with the urban agriculture sub-sector stakeholders including local authorities, and public, private or civil society institutions. This project is a result of a public tender on urban agriculture development in Gaza Strip.
Paese/Regione | Tema | Periodo | Budget |
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Territorio palestinese occupato |
Agricoltura e sicurezza alimentare Impiego & sviluppo economico nothemedefined
Sviluppo agricolo
Creazione di occupazione Sviluppo della catena di valore agricola (til 2016) |
01.10.2011
- 31.12.2017 |
CHF 3’400’000
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- High unemployment and food insecurity.
- Underperforming Agriculture sector due to different factors including: fast population growth, urban encroachment of agricultural land, water scarcity, and lack of production means due to Israeli blockade.
- Low performance of the market
- High potential for urban agriculture to enhance Gazans’s food security and improve their livelihoods, thus contributing to poverty reduction.
- Increase the income of small scale producers (women and men) through more effective and inclusive urban agriculture market systems
- Capacities and practices of stakeholders in urban agriculture sub-sector are improved and lead to increased employment and income opportunities of small scale producers (women and men)
- Market functions in urban agriculture market system are improved and lead to increased access to market by small scale producers (women and men)
- Information on urban agriculture is available and used
- Improved and low cost technologies and agricultural practices are capitalized and used
- Increased qualitative service delivery and outreach by service providers targeting small scale farmers and producers (women and men)
- Sustainable governing structures in urban agriculture are well functioning at local and regional levels
- Changed attitude of consumers (women and men) on the value of Gaza urban agriculture production
- Other international or foreign NGO North
- Settore privato straniero Nord
- Oxfam Italia & Resource Center on Urban Agriculture and Food Security
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Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
AGRICOLTURA
AGRICOLTURA
OTHER MULTISECTOR
OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
OTHER MULTISECTOR
Sotto-Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE Politica occupazionale e gestione amministrativa
Sviluppo agricolo
Sviluppo agricolo
Sviluppo rurale
Politica occupazionale e gestione amministrativa
Sviluppo rurale
Temi trasversali Progetto specifico sulla parità di genere
Il progetto contempla la parità di genere come tema trasversale.
Tipo di sostegno Aiuto pubblico allo sviluppo (APS)
Forma di collaborazione Cooperazione bilaterale
Tipo di finanziamento Dono
Tipo di aiuto Mandato con fondo fiduciario
Costi amministrativi DSC
Aiuto vincolato/non vincolato Aiuto non vincolato
Numero del progetto 7F07340
Contesto |
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Obiettivi |
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Gruppi target |
Subsistence, small and medium scale farmers (women and men) and communities involved in urban agriculture, including Community Based Organizations, cooperatives, service providers, agronomists and private companies. |
Effetti a medio termine |
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Risultati |
Risultati principali attesi: |
Direzione/Ufficio responsabile |
DSC |
Credito |
Cooperazione allo sviluppo |
Partner del progetto |
Partner contrattuale ONG internazionale o straniera Economia privata Altri partner Both ministries of Agriculture and Local Governments, Research and Development, and training institutions. |
Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori |
Projects in the agricultural sector funded by other donors such as the Netherlands. Linkages with the SDC supported TVET project in Gaza. Linkages with SDC Local Governance project in oPt. |
Budget | Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF 3’400’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF 2’745’656 |
Fasi del progetto |
Fase 1 01.10.2011 - 31.12.2017 (Completed) |