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Africa
Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea
Buya – the harvest
Woman and her cattle
Introductory workshop in Barentu
Eritrean Highland woman with two young children
Food security integrated project
through strengthening agricultural
and fisheries activities
Summary and objectives
Increasing food production through spate irrigation
and fi sh processing, improving the technical
skills and equipment of agricultural producers and
fi shermen, and promoting the constitution and/or
strengthening associations and cooperatives.
Target groups
Families of about 250 agro-pastors and 150 fi shermen,
approximately 2 500 people.
Final beneficiaries
About 12 000 people from rural communities of farmers
and fi shermen (about 6 000 in the Buya area,
5 000 on the Bure peninsula, and 900 in Irafaile).
Total estimated cost
€ 1 229 350
Grant awarded
€ 1 106 415
Partners
National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW),
ISCOS (Istituto Sindacale per la Cooperazione Allo
Sviluppo).
Improving food security in Debub
Summary and objectives
To contribute to improving the livelihoods of poor
families in the Debub zone of Eritrea through
improved food security, and enhanced resilience to
drought and economic shocks. More specifi cally,
to achieve increased, diversifi ed and integrated
sustainable agricultural production in fi ve target
administrative villages, through the construction/
rehabilitation of water sources and irrigation systems
downstream for crops and animal production,
and the distribution of agricultural inputs and assets.
Target groups
Approximately 9 465 small-scale producers
(40% women).
Final beneficiaries
About 175 000 persons including 80% farmers and
49% women.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 187 172
Grant awarded
€ 1 068 455
Improved food production
and food purchasing
Summary and objectives
The project’s overall aim is to contribute to mitigating
the negative effects of rising food prices
through increased productivity for agro-pastoralists
in Gash Barka. The activities include: construction
of farmland terraces through cash-for-work; distribution
of farm inputs and oxen, provision of tractor
services; supply of small-scale irrigation equipment;
distribution of sheep, dairy goats and chickens to
households; and training programmes.
Target groups
Poor community members in two ‘sub-zobas’
(districts).
Final beneficiaries
24 700 households (60% women).
Total estimated cost
€ 1 741 237
Grant awarded
€ 1 567 113
Partners
Toker Integrated Community Development (TICD),
Eritrea.
Improved seeds, farm tools and input
distribution in high-potential production
areas in southern Eritrea
Summary and objectives
To contribute to restoring price stability in cereals
and food security in the southern (Debub) region,
and to strengthen productivity potential for staple
cereal crops in a key food-growing area of Eritrea
by increasing cereal crop production and improved
seed varieties in selected areas leading to a reduction
in cereal prices in local markets.
Target groups
10 000 households (40% are female-headed) –
about 50 000 people.
Final beneficiaries
The 350 000 population of fi ve sub-regions in the
Debub region.
Total estimated cost
€ 967 869
Grant awarded
€ 822 688
Projects funded by the EU
Istituto Sindacale di
Cooperazione Allo Sviluppo
(ISCOS Marche), Italy
iscosmar@tin.it
www.iscosmarche.it
Contract DCI-FOOD/212-719
Oxfam GB, United Kingdom
enquiries@oxfam.org.uk
www.oxfam.org.uk
Contract DCI-FOOD/212-782
Oxfam Novib, Netherlands
Marieke.Bertram@oxfamnovib.nl
www.oxfamnovib.nl/en-home.
htmllanguage=engels
Contract DCI-FOOD/213-673
VITA, Ireland
info@vita.ie
www.vita.ie
Contract DCI-FOOD / 212-819
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