FAO and EU Partnership

Title Improving Productivity, Quality and Competitiveness of Horticultural Production in Fayoum - GCP/EGY/027/EC
Abstract In Egypt, the smallholder horticulture sector, which represents 90 percent of the horticulture production sector, has not been able to keep up with recent technological developments in terms of on-farm water use efficiency, and the application of integrated production and protection management, as the backbone of Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs).
Start date 01/03/2017
End date 28/02/2020
Recipient / Target Areas Egypt
Budget USD 747 050
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/EGY/027/EC
SDG(S)
Title Enhancing the Agricultural Sector in Georgia - GCP/GEO/011/EC
Abstract Despite the overall economic progress of recent years and promising processes unfolding in agriculture in Georgia, much remains to be done to ensure the successful modernization of the rural economy and inclusive growth.
Start date 01/01/2018
End date 30/11/2022
Recipient / Target Areas Georgia
Budget USD 14 192 400
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/GEO/011/EC
SDG(S)
Title Building Resilience and Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security for Smallholder Farmers in the Syrian Arab Republic - GCP/SYR/023/EC
Abstract The impact of the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic has placed even greater pressure on the country’s already fragile agriculture sector. The combination of droughts, a hasty reform and liberalization process, as well as global food price hikes, have resulted in an increase in the number of inhabitants living in a state of food insecurity.
Start date 01/01/2019
End date 31/12/2022
Recipient / Target Areas Syrian Arab Republic
Budget EUR 12 341 943
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/SYR/023/EC
SDG(S)
Title Improved Land Tenancy in Sindh Province - GCP/PAK/137/EC
Abstract Rural poverty in Pakistan is generally characterized by fragmented landholdings, landlessness, low skills, illiteracy, poor access to social and economic services and political disempowerment, a situation perpetuated by stratified social relations.
Start date 01/03/2017
End date 31/08/2023
Recipient / Target Areas Pakistan
Budget USD 4 538 085
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/PAK/137/EC
SDG(S)
Title Creating Employment in Agriculture Sector in Mongolia - GCP/MON/014/EC
Abstract “Support to Employment Creation in Mongolia” ( SECiM ) was implemented between February 2016 and June 2021. Its aim was to contribute to inclusive and sustainable development in Mongolia by promoting quality employment. SECiM had two components. The current project implemented Component 2, designed to create private sector employment in the livestock and vegetable sector value chains (VCs).
Start date 01/02/2016
End date 30/06/2021
Recipient / Target Areas Mongolia
Budget USD 4 668 897
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/MON/014/EC
SDG(S)
Title Strengthening Capacities of Smallholder Rice Producers in Iringa District - GCP/URT/148/EC
Abstract Agriculture is a prominent sector for the United Republic of Tanzania’s economic development, contributing around 24 percent of GDP, and employing 65 percent of the working population. In this context, rice is the second most important crop in the country, and is mostly grown by farmers as a cash crop for local and regional markets.
Start date 01/07/2017
End date 31/12/2020
Recipient / Target Areas United Republic of Tanzania
Budget USD 1 685 796
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/URT/148/EC
SDG(S)
Title Extensión agrícola y nutricional de las mancomunidades de Eurosan-Occidente en Honduras - GCP/HON/046/EC
Abstract La extrema pobreza a la que se ven sometidos los habitantes del Corredor seco de Honduras, donde las mujeres, jóvenes rurales, menores de cinco años y población indígena, sufren desnutrición crónica, sumado a las sequías y precipitaciones irregulares, hace que los costes de producción sean elevados, los alimentos caros y en consecuencia los rendimientos obtenidos menores.
Start date 01/06/2016
End date 30/04/2021
Recipient / Target Areas Honduras
Budget 7 034 056 USD
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/HON/046/EC
SDG(S)
Title Devolved Land Reform in Community Lands of Kenya - GCP/KEN/085/EC
Abstract Secure tenure and effective land governance are strongly related to social, economic and ecological development. The eradication of hunger, malnutrition and poverty, enhanced economic and social development, and the sustainable use of natural resources depend primarily on how people, communities and other players gain access to land, fisheries and forest resources.
Start date 01/09/2016
End date 31/03/2022
Recipient / Target Areas Kenya
Budget USD 11 246 157
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/KEN/085/EC
SDG(S)
Title Improving Livelihoods and Food Security of Rural Populations in Tajikistan through Strengthened Agricultural Institutions - GCP/TAJ/013/EC
Abstract In August 2012, the Government of Tajikistan approved the Agriculture Reform Programme (ARP) 2012-2020 with a view to supporting agricultural reform in the country, thereby driving plans and policies to reduce poverty, strengthening the livelihoods of rural populations and improving donor coordination
Start date 01/01/2016
End date 31/03/2022
Recipient / Target Areas Tajikistan
Budget USD 5 712 955
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/TAJ/013/EC
SDG(S)
Title Strengthening non-State Mechanisms for Land Tenure in Darfur to Achieve Peaceful and Sustainable Development - GCP/SUD/074/EC
Abstract Land ownership and rights to tenure and utilization of resources have been at the core of conflict in Darfur for decades. The formalization of the land laws in the 1970s, in which all unregistered land became the property of the state, ignored the traditional systems in place for centuries and weakened the native administration that governed land use.
Start date 01/05/2016
End date 31/03/2022
Recipient / Target Areas Sudan
Budget EUR 3 000 000
Donor European Union
Project Code GCP/SUD/074/EC
SDG(S)