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The Smart DESERT project aims at creating a paradigm shift in the agricultural sector in Jordan by improving the regularity of the Jordanian and Syrian beneficiaries’ income throughout the year in the North-East Badia Highlands through the diversification of production, the adoption of better farming practices and support for employment.
(The Smart DESERT project closed on November 22, 2023. This website and Smart DESERT’s social media channels are managed solely by IUCN)
Agreements with Farmers
Agreements With Home Based Businesses
Home Based Businesses Registered
Municipalities
Processing Facilities were Rehabilitated
Pillars
Business Support Incubator
Business incubators can promote economic and social empowerment among entrepreneurs of all ages. Smart DESERT,...
Smart DESERT Company
The Smart DESERT Company is a registered company established with the aim of economically empowering...
Home Based Businesses
Outside of the public sector, micro and small enterprises, including home-based businesses, are a primary...
Advocacy
Smart DESERT will focus on creating better work environments for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians...
News
Panel Discussion on the Latest Achievements of the Smart Desert Project in Jordan’s Northern and Eastern Highlands
Smart DESERT Project team, funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), held today a panel...
Ministry of Agriculture: Signing an agreement with 20 farmers working in the lands along the Zarqa River to produce fodder crops and create new farming opportunities
Under the patronage of the Minister of Agriculture, Eng. Khaled Al-Hunaifat, and in the presence...
A Delegation from the French Development Agency (AFD) was briefed on the Smart DESERT Project Activities in the Agricultural sector at the North-Eastern Badia Highlands
Mafraq, 3/31/2022 - Today, a French delegation from the French Development Agency (AFD) met the...