Federation of Association Working to Enhance te Former Communities in QENA Governorate, Mazata Farmer Association, Alliance of Agriculture Environment Development NGOs, Land Centre for Human Rights; Habi Centre for Environmental Rights; Centre for Egyptian Women Legal Assistance;FAYOUM University and the Ministry of Agriculture’s Central Lab for Organic Agriculture.
The project will contribute to equitable poverty eradication and the achievement of natural resources conservation and sustainable livelihoods of small-scale farmers – both men and women - from the poorest communities in QENA, SOHAG and FAYOUM
Three sustainable Agricultural Networks have a pivotal role in improving their members’ livelihoods (members of Farmer NGOs, local women’s groups and Input Trader associations), by advocating for their rights and influencing agricultural and environmental polices, promoting natural resources conservation and improving marketing opportunities through safe agriculture services and fair trade practices.
The project will provide training, on-going Technical Assistance (TA), support, and networking to 3 existing/emerging Agricultural Networks, as well as local women’s groups and network-level Women’s Committees (which will be established by the project). The activities focus on networking and advocacy around key agricultural and livelihoods issues with government to better inform/change policies in support of the small-scale farming community. Support and TA provided, as well as advocacy support, will include the improvement of farmer access to technical services, safe agricultural practices, marketing linkages, and fair trade concepts and possibilities.