The problem addressed by the practice :
240 of male and female farmers, provided that the percentage of female farmers is not less than 30% of the targets, all of whom are small farmers who have no sources of income other than agriculture and need to increase their awareness of ways to rationalize water and increase productivity through field seasons.
In addition to 1500 A family whose awareness is raised through home visits made to them by a team of cadres trained to raise awareness of the importance of rationalizing water inside homes in agricultural fields and how to avoid pollution through awareness-raising campaigns for project cadres through training and field visits to the homes of the targeted families.
Practice objectives:
General purpose
Improving the economic and living conditions of small farmers, both male and female, in the Kom el-Ahmar community and its outskirts through sound agricultural practices aimed at rationalizing water and increasing farmers’ income
Interim goals
Increasing the income of small farmers, both male and female, through the application of agricultural practices and income-generating projects during the project duration
The sustainable development goal that practice has contributed to achieving.
The project is linked to Goal No. 5: Which aims to achieve gender equality by representing women in all activities by a percentage not less than 30%
The project is linked to Goal No. 6 Which aims to ensure the availability of water and sanitation services for all and manage them sustainably through, increasing small farmers’ awareness of modern agricultural methods, rationalizing irrigation water, and sound agricultural practices for different agricultural seasons in light of climate change and developing agricultural practices through cultivation of crops resistant to climate change
Results achieved by the practice:
Increasing small farmers' awareness of modern agricultural methods and rationalizing irrigation water, provided that the representation of women is not less than 30% in the Red Kom community during the project duration
Income for small-scale female farmers increased by 20% through rural women's projects in the Kom El Ahmar community during the project duration
The development of agricultural practices for small farmers through the cultivation of crops resistant to climate change, provided that the representation of women is not less than 30% in the Kom El Ahmar community during the project duration
The time period of the current practice/situation (ongoing - finished).
1 years / Ongoing
Partners: Coptic Evangelical Organization and Dan Megen danmissin
Development activities and interventions
Implementing a field school on growing the most profitable crops
Implementing a field school on how to confront the effects of climate change
Implementing a field school on benefiting from the natural resources existing within the community
Implementing a field school on the importance of rationalizing irrigation and drainage water and modern methods of irrigation
Implementing a field school on the application of modern irrigation models
Implementing 2 guide fields for a modern irrigation model
Implementing a field school on the application of modern irrigation models
Delivering projects to women to encourage them to cultivate non-traditional, income-generating crops
Implementing meetings of the elected committee and the sustainability committee to coordinate activities, choose implementation sites, choose targets, and develop a quarterly activity plan
Implementing experiences exchange visits with other communities
Implementing training for the institution's and project's staff and committees on strategic planning
Implementing training for institution and project staff and committees on monitoring and evaluation.
Implementing training for the cadres of the institution, the project and the committees on the agricultural crop insurance law
Implementing training for the cadres of the institution, the project and the committees on raising awareness of the importance of preserving fields and ways to rationalize them.
