Egypt - El Beheira Rural Development Project I

The present project relates to the El-Beheira rural development project I in Egypt. It's a combination of priority investments aimed at developing agricultural production and improving the well-being of the beneficiaries. This project was conceived because of the need for the Egyptian government to obtain better results in the agricultural sector in order to guarantee the medium and long term development of the country. It comprises six (06) main components, namely: (i) land reclamation (64,000 fedans); (ii) intensification of agriculture; (iii) improvement of agricultural services delivery; (iv) improvement of rural infrastructure; (v) management and coordination; and (vi) monitoring and evaluation.