Income & Food Boosts From Fish-Farming in Jordan
Sustainable Agriculture in Jordan
Summary
We will expand fish-farming and train poor Jordan Valley farmers wise water management and crop diversity to increase incomes, nutrition, and food security for 5 to 7 member families and day laborers.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $310 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Near East Foundation (NEF) That You Can Help
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In this very poor area, one of the 10 most water-deprived in the world, farm families can increase incomes 10% to 15% each year by raising fish in ponds on their farms. The fish provide protein-rich food for families and neighbors and also can be sold. The fertilizer-rich pond water, in turn, can irrigate crops twice weekly. This project was a success for 20 years, but funding is no longer available. It could expand and benefit thousands more in the Jordan Valley's central and northern regions.
Activities
Provide equipment, fingerlings, feed, technical, marketing & distribution assistance for 10 fish farms for a complete cycle of 9-months. Fills income gap between agricultural growing seasons with sustainable income.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $310
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $310 . The original project funding goal was $30,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.neareast.org)
- Fish Farming in Jordan--A Success Story (http://www.nefdev.org/main/news/article_pr.aspx?id=449)
- Fascination with Fish Farming (http://www.nefdev.org/main/news/article_pr.aspx?id=485)
- 2005 Annual Report Jordan (http://www.nefdev.org/main/annualreport/2005/jordan.htm)
- 2004 Annual Report Jordan (http://www.nefdev.org/main/annualreport/2004/jordan2.html)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Begun in 1986 and successfully expanded since, fish farming could go national in Jordan. Diverse fish species, from tilapia to carp and mullet, can be farmed and marketed in large cities other than Amman.
Project Message
"This pond is easy to manage. It does not require much work and it generates $400 to $500 on average each season, as well as providing fish for my family and my neighbors all year round."
- Abou Baker, Jordanian farmer in Gor Al-Safi district
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Roger Hardister
Regional Director, Near East Foundation
4, Ahmed Pasha Street
Citibank Building, 11th Floor
Garden City, Cairo, Egypt
Egypt
20-2-7944726/7900112
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Near East Foundation (NEF)
90 Broad Street 15th Floor
New York,
NY
10004
United States
+1 (212) 425-2205
http://www.neareast.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Jordan
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Jordan, read the Human Development Report on Jordan or the Wikipedia entry for Jordan.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 28, 2006
Latest Update from the Field
Technical assistance for fish farming
By Sarah Atwood - Development Associate, February 05, 2008 05:24 PM
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