From water to markets: a big challenge for small farmers and women's groups that produce dairy products in the West Bank
Palestine
Initiative timeframe: 2013/2017
Total initiative costs
- Loans -
- Grants € 2,203,631.78
Dati finanziari aggiornati al 17.11.2015
Status
Palestine
Location
Governorates of Jenin, Tubas, Nablus, Jericho and East Jerusalem
The project aims at: - Contribute to the improvement of social-economic conditions and the abilities of resilience of the Palestinian communities committed to animal farming; - Strengthen production, productivity and sustainability of the ovine-caprine sector in West Bank (West Bank); - Improvement of accessibility and management of resources (water and land first of all); - Productivity growth through technical services of quality and formation; - Support the ability of market penetration of products deriving from animal farming, dairy products in particular; - Support to the structuring of active actors in supplying zoo-technical services, in order to improve long term sustainability in the ovine-caprine breeding sector, being central to the guaranteeing of food for self-consumption and incomes for the Palestinian families from rural areas. read more close
Main outcome
Improvement of the accessibility to water, to animal feed and to improved grazing lands; Improvement to the ability of breeders in soil preservation and the management of grazing lands; Improvement to the ability of breeders in the management of water resources; Renewal of 30 tanks and procurement of 500 structures for water storage of 1,5 cubic meters; Increase the profitability of the herds, through sustainable technical services; Strengthening of the supply of services for the improvement of animal health for 1500 breeders from 76 communities; Supply services for the improvement of fertility for the herds of breeders in 76 communities; Increase of the profitability of animal farming products managed by women; Improvement of the quality and quantity of production for milk and dairy products; Formation of 16 groups of women for milk production and transformation; Marketing and commercialization of products; Ability of supplying veterinary services strengthened through the introduction of management models based on public-private participation that include more interaction between PLDC and the Agricultural Ministry; technical and administrative improvement of the service.
Initiative data
| Initiative number | 010126 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Agricultural development |
| Sector | III.1.a. Agriculture, Total |
Subjects
| Agency | MAE - Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo |
|---|---|
| Counterpart authority | Palestinian Livestock Development Center (PLDC); Union of Agriculture Work Committees (UAWC); Palestinian Hydrology Group (PHG). |
| Representative | - |
| Other financiers | Italian Ngo: OXFAM- GVC 1055785.9 |
Beneficiaries
1.500 families of animal farmers (most of which bedouin) from 76 communities in 5 districts of the West Bank (Cisgiordania) that depend on ovine and caprine breeding for their subsistence; 16 groups of women (about 130 women in total) producers of dairy products, involved in the project activities in order to improve their productive and commercialzition skills; 20 among veterinarians, technical personnel and university students newly graduated and waiting for employment, beneficiaries of trainings in the sector and a of a support program to improve their technical skills; 300 families, beneficiaries of interventions to improve the accessibility to hydro resources with the renewal of 30 tanks and the supply of 400 structures for water storage; Basic organizations that group breeders and farmers, that strengthen their organizational and representative abilities among the main actors in the sector ovine-caprine in a perspective of influence of the main decision-making process.
Beneficiaries of which females 75.0%| Title | € Committed | € Used |
|---|---|---|
| From the water to the market: a great challenge for the small farmers and the women producing milk products in the West Bank | 2,115,131 | 1,721,334 |
DGCS
| Status | On Going |
|---|---|
| Type | Technical Assistance/Consultancy and related expenses |
| Procedure | Call for Proposal |
| Procurement notice | Tender preparation |
DGCS
| Status | On Going |
|---|---|
| Type | Technical Assistance/Consultancy and related expenses |
| Procedure | Direct Contracting/Direct Assignment |
| Procurement notice | Tender preparation |