FAO - Food and Agriculture
$10,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Recipient country
- Italy
- Fiscal year
- 2022-2023
- Agreement period
- March 31, 2023 – March 31, 2027
- Reference
- dfatd-maecd:064-2024-2025-Q2-00500
Published purpose
This project aims to enhance the climate-resilience of vulnerable agriculture households in the Southern Iraqi Governorates of Babil, Missan, Muthanna, Najaf, Al Qadisiyah, Thi-Qar and Wasit. Project activities include: (1) strengthening the capacities of rural households by providing technical assistance, capacity-building tools, and training on climate-smart agriculture. This is through Food and Agriculture Organization’s successful model of Farmer Field Schools. The model focuses on a participatory and field-based learning approach implemented over a production cycle; (2) connecting participants to private sector partners to help strengthen agricultural value chains and support private sector engagement to help communities; and (3) introducing an innovative approach to the food-energy-water nexus. This is by installing solar energy technology over water canals to power low-emission irrigation systems and reduce water evaporation.
In plain English AI-generated
This project supports climate-resilient agriculture for vulnerable households in southern Iraq through training, private sector engagement, and solar-powered irrigation systems.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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