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Africa
Eritrea
Eritrea
Poultry programme for female-headed and vulnerable
households in food-insecure areas of southern Eritrea
Woman feeding poultry
Downstream irrigated vegetable production and marketing
support for food-insecure highland communities
A high potential watershed development site in southern Eritrea
Summary and objectives
The goal is for 10 000 households to produce 300 eggs
Summary and objectives
Target groups
The aim of the action is to reverse soaring egg
each month from 25 chicks, six months after initial
The overall objective is to enhance the food and liveli-
1 010 households (5 050 people): 460 selected
and poultry prices and their impact on highly food-
distribution, earning an income of 900 Nakfa (€ 37)
hood security of downstream farming households and
households in Kokobai of which 70% will be
insecure households, and the wider community, by
monthly from sales of surplus eggs. This will reduce
improve access to affordable, high nutrition foods for
female-headed, and 550 selected households in
strengthening the productive capacity of the poultry
the average price of eggs in the Debub region within
highland populations affected by volatile food prices.
Geshinashim including 40% female-headed.
sector and reducing dependence on imported exotic
breeds.
The action will provide access for 10 000 femaleheaded
and vulnerable households and the wider
communities to eggs as a source of income, while
supporting the productivity of the poultry sector at
national level.
Main activities
A mobilisation campaign will start with a meeting of
all village administrators. This will provide benefi ciaries
with the chance to commit themselves to the
12 months, and improve availability by 10%.
Target groups
About 10 000 households benefi ting from poultry
package (of which 70% are female-headed).
Final beneficiaries
The population of the Debub region (approximately
779 060 people) purchasing eggs in local markets.
Total estimated cost *
€ 920 307
The specifi c aim is to enable year-round irrigated production,
consumption and sale of vegetables and
other foods for target households. This will improve
availability and price stability of staple vegetables and
other foods in local communities.
Main activities
To adjust and manage work, including the installation
of downstream gravity irrigation on 37 hectares at the
Kokobai micro-dam; to reconstruct the Gaishanashim
micro-dam, and to install drip irrigation on 25 hectares
downstream.
Final beneficiaries
70 000 people in Senafe sub-zone (15 000 households),
and 15 000 people (3 000 households) in
Geshinashim and the surrounding area.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 046 740
Amount requested *
€ 900 000
Partners
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construction of their coops, fencing and storage of
Amount requested *
Water management will be improved through catch-
Ministry of Agriculture regional offi ce of Southern
feed - a prerequisite to receiving poultry.
€ 800 668
ment treatment and the establishment of water users’
region (Debub), Maekel region (Central region), Eritrea.
associations. The project will also provide training for
Ministry of Agriculture extension staff will be con-
Partners
Fruit and Vegetable Producers Associations along
tacted where any disease is observed, to vaccinate
Ministry of Agriculture offi ces in the Debub region
with general nutrition and extension training. There will
immediately. Monitoring will establish verifi able indica-
Eritrea, the National Union of Eritrean Women, Eritrea.
also be capacity building for the Senafe and Serejaka
tors which should show that 250 000 chickens were
Ministry of Agriculture, and integrated dairy develop-
successfully producing eggs and income, and that
ment for Gashinashim.
national production capacity for parent stock and
chicks is enhanced.
VITA, Ireland
info@vita.ie
www.vita.ie
DCI-FOOD/128608/95
VITA, Ireland
info@vita.ie
www.vita.ie
DCI-FOOD/128608/358
* Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties
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