| Title | Enhancing the Agricultural Sector in Georgia - GCP/GEO/011/EC |
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| Introduction | 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 |
| Title | Enhancing Sustainable Growth in the Gambia’s Agricultural Sector - GCP/GAM/040/EC |
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| Introduction | The Gambia is a small country in West Africa, with an agrarian economy and a large, youthful population. The country’s economy relies mainly on agriculture, which is concentrated in the rural areas. However, despite its potential for inclusive growth, improved food security and poverty reduction, the agriculture sector is affected by numerous constraints. |
| Start date | 01/08/2017 |
| End date | 31/01/2023 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Gambia |
| Budget | USD 14 848 313 |
| Donor | European Union |
| Project Code | GCP/GAM/040/EC |
| Title | Strengthening Capacities of Smallholder Rice Producers in Iringa District - GCP/URT/148/EC |
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| Introduction | 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 |
| Title | Improving Water Harvesting and Livestock Rearing in Matrouh Governorate, Egypt - GCP/EGY/026/EC |
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| Start date | 17/03/2017 |
| End date | 28/02/2020 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Egypt |
| Budget | USD 960 516 |
| Donor | European Union |
| Project Code | GCP/EGY/026/EC |
| Title | Improving Productivity, Quality and Competitiveness of Horticultural Production in Fayoum - GCP/EGY/027/EC |
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| Introduction | 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 |
| Title | Improving Food Security, Nutrition and Health of Vulnerable Women and Children in The Gambia - GCP/GAM/038/EC |
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| Introduction | The Gambia is classified as a low-income-food-deficit country. Seventy-one per cent of the population live below the USD 2 per day poverty line and in 2014 the country was ranked 172 of 187 in the United Nations Human Development Index. Food insecurity and malnutrition are also high. The 2013 National Demographic Household Survey found that two-thirds of children under five, one-third of pregnant women, and 16 percent of lactating mothers had vitamin A deficiency. |
| Start date | 01/03/2017 |
| End date | 31/08/2022 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Gambia |
| Budget | USD 5 151 132 |
| Donor | European Union |
| Project Code | GCP/GAM/038/EC |
| Title | Improved Land Tenancy in Sindh Province - GCP/PAK/137/EC |
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| Introduction | 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 |
| Title | Mainstreaming the National Land Consolidation Programme in North Macedonia - GCP/MCD/002/EC |
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| Introduction | The average farm size in North Macedonia is 1.8-1.9 ha, which is considerably below the average farm size in the European Union of 16.6 hectares. In addition, the small farms consist of several parcels (usually 5-7), which are often distant from each other and lack access to irrigation, drainage and road infrastructure. |
| Start date | 01/03/2017 |
| End date | 30/11/2022 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | North Macedonia |
| Budget | USD 2 860 000 |
| Donor | European Union |
| Project Code | GCP/MCD/002/EC |
| Title | Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) in Bangladesh |
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| Introduction | The Government of Bangladesh has set access to food and nutritious diets as one of its priorities. Thanks to the government’s pro-poor policies, an increase in maternal literacy and improved access to health and hygiene services, the country has achieved remarkable success in reducing stunting in children under the age of five in recent decades, and the prevalence of undernourishment dropped from 16 percent in 2016 to 10 percent in 2020. |
| Start date | 02/01/2017 |
| End date | 31/05/2023 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Bangladesh |
| Budget | USD 8 492 568 |
| Donor | European Union |
| Project Code | GCP/BGD/063/EC |
| Title | Promoting Food Security and Sustainable Development by Protecting Tenure Rights - GCP/INT/696/EC |
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| Introduction | The livelihoods of millions of people, particularly the rural poor, depend on secure and equitable access to and control over land, fisheries, forests and other natural resources. Sustainable actions are needed to protect these people’s tenure rights. |
| Start date | 16/12/2016 |
| End date | 14/06/2022 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Angola, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda |
| Budget | 2 805 827 USD |
| Donor | European Union |
| Project Code | GCP/INT/696/EC |