Increasing crop and animal production while conserving natural resources.
Period of Implementations
Jan 01, 2014 - Nov 30, 2019
Total budget
3,627,566
Project Name Improving food security and sustainable natural resources management through enhancing integrated agricultural production systems in the Arabian Peninsula
About
The expected key benefit from the project will be a significant long-term reduction in both chronic and acute regional food insecurity. This reduction would be achieved through increased numbers of producers having access to technologies and practices and also through government policies and procedures that facilitate access to them.
The principal groups of beneficiaries targeted within the project will be farmers and livestock herders vulnerable to food insecurity.
Impact
Goals
The project main goal is to contribute to Arabian Peninsula countries food security, natural resources conservation and improve the livelihood of rural communities.
Objectives
The specific objectives are:
i. Increase crop and animal production while conserving natural resources.
ii. Increase water use efficiency
iii. Enhance the capacity of national and extension programs to promote the adoption of targeted technologies and enhanced communication among various stockholders.
Impact pathways
The project has two main missions (outcomes) , i.e. increase agricultural and animal production; Improve water productivity. These will be achieved through a series of strategic planned activities, which fall under specific objectives (outputs) such as:
- Evaluation of technology packages suitable for Arabian Peninsula environment to increase crop and animal production while conserving natural resources
- Enhancement of capacity of national and extension programs as well as growers to promote and adopt the targeted technologies
- Improved technology packages to increase crop and livestock production and productivity, increase water use efficiency and conserve natural resources to be transferred to the end user.
The accomplishment of the identified targets will in the long term contribute to:
- Increased livelihood opportunities
- Diversification and intensification of agricultural systems in ways that protect soils and water
- Increased capacity for innovation in partner development organizations and in poor and vulnerable communities.
The main objective of this study is to assess the rate of adoption of innovations introduced by the Arabian
Peninsula Regional Program (APRP) of ICARDA and identify main constraints that limit the adoption process of
these new technologies in the GCC...
Food security is a critical issue for the Arabian Peninsula countries due fast population growth, reduced domestic food production and the tighter global food markets because of trading partners‘ strained export surpluses. Water scarcity is a major...