Geographic Area: New Valley

Area of Development: Social and human development

Sector: Rural development

Executive body: DGCS

Institutional counterpart: National center for Water Research

Other Funding parties: Egyptian Government

Beneficiaries: Population of the new villages of Toshka

Period of implementation: 2003-2005

Amount and nature of the funds: Bilateral channel. 1,755,000 € grant through the debt swap

Type of intervention: Technical assistance, capacity building, training

Objective: Achieving food security

Description of the project:

The project aims mainly at providing services for the entrepreneurs and farmers in the area of Toshka for the agricultural production as well as training courses in the field of agricultural and irrigation technologies. The project involves information and demonstration activities as well as research activities for rural agricultural development.