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Small Farmers Credit Project

The project introduced water-saving and soil conservation technologies and increased the production of seasonal and fruit crops for about 1,400 farm families in various areas of the Jordan Valley and irrigated highlands.

Source: IFAD



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Contact information

Omar Zafar
Country programme manager
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
Rome, Italy
Work: +39 0654592348
Fax: +39 0654593348
o.zafar@ifad.org

Facts and figures

Total cost: US$44.0 million
Approved IFAD loan: US$12.0 million
Duration: 1983 - 1992
Directly benefiting: 1,400 households
Cofinancing:

  • Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (US$8.7 million)
Status: Closed