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Boosting the Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in the Syrian Arab Republic - GCP/SYR/027/GER

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Category Factsheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Following years of conflict, and with the living conditions of the Syrian population continuing to deteriorate, repeated emergency interventions are no longer sufficient to support households and community livelihoods. The lack of capacity within the state institutions responsible for operating the centralized system and providing subsidies, together with the increased demand of a rapidly growing population have negatively affected the Syrian Arab Republic’s overall farm production and productivity, food security and socio economic stability. There is an urgent need to strengthen the sustainable management of natural resources (water, land and soil) in order to ensure sustainable food production. The project formed part of the multidonor FAO Smallholder Support Programme (SSP), the first project of its kind in the Syrian Arab Republic, which has piloted local level intervention with the aim of empowering smallholder farmers, including women and youth in the agriculture sector, and giving them the means to be more independent, more competitive and more sustainable , as the sector emerges from more than ten years of crisis. The present project aimed to place greater emphasis on innovative work with vulnerable groups in locations across the country. More specifically, the contribution of the Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) was to be used to target and reinforce women’s groups and young people engaged in the value chains covered under Result 1.2 of the wider SSP, centring on increased access for smallholders to market opportunities and revenue through value chain based interventions.

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