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IFAD in Jordan: voices from the field

Heat wave in Jordan has farmers worried

As exceptionally hot weather sweeps across Jordan this week, many farmers say they are expecting the worst, according to recent articles in the Jordan Times. Jordan, already among the world’s top 10 water-poor countries, is the only country in the Middle East to ration water year round.

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Conserving water, boosting incomes in Jordan's Yarmouk valley

Jordan is a chronically water-scarce country, and less than five per cent of the land is arable. For farmers, little or no rainfall means severely reduced cultivation and production – and increased hunger and poverty. Those who find other ways to supplement their incomes generally earn very little. To address these challenges, an IFAD-supported project provided farmers with technical and financial assistance to promote soil and water conservation and boost agricultural production. It also helped more than 800 women develop small-scale business enterprises to increase family incomes.

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Villages on the Frontline: Jordan

In Jordan the challenge is to stop the entire Kingdom from turning to desert – a growing problem due to persistent drought and a population swollen by refugees from Middle East conflicts. Competition for water is so severe that even the legendary Dead Sea could disappear. TV presenter Rula Amin travels the length of Jordan and discovers that an IFAD-supported project working on the front lines of the crisis in the country’s driest southern governates provides innovative solutions as well as lessons for other countries.

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