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Southern
Governorates Rural Development Project
After Yemen’s unification, formerly nationalized
lands were de-nationalized and many poor farmers were dispossessed
of land that was returned to former owners. The objective of this
project was to improve the standard of living and incomes of poor
landless people, particularly the farmers who were impoverished as
a result of de-nationalization. The focuses of IFAD’s activities were
reinforcing community cohesions, raising the level of welfare among
poor people and testing innovative approaches involving poor people
in planning and implementing community activities.
IFAD-funded activities included:
- land development,
rehabilitation and allocation to poor landless households
- development of opportunities
for generating off-farm income in the fisheries and livestock sectors
through training and credit for small and microenterprises
- community development
through strengthening community management skills and institutions
- economic and social
development at community level
Source: IFAD
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| Contact information |
Mr Omer Zafar
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo Di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592348
Fax: +39 0654593348
o.zafar@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$38.4 million
IFAD loan: US$11.3 million
Cofinancing: World
Bank – International Development Association (IDA) (US$19.7
million)
Duration:
1998-2005
Geographical
area: southern governorates
Directly benefiting:
8,250 households
Status: completed |
| Partners |
- Government
of Yemen
- United
Nations Office for Project Services
- World
Bank – IDA
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