Rainfed Agriculture and Livestock Project

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The Yemen Rainfed Agriculture and Livestock Project contributes to the higher development objectives of reducing poverty in rural areas and improving natural resources management. The project enables poor rural producers in rainfed areas to 1) improve production, processing, and marketing systems; 2) protect their assets; and 3) get organized. There are four project components. Component 1: Farmer-based system of seed improvement and management. This component will promote the use of appropriate crop landraces and seed technology practices to increase crop productivity and secure agricultural production in rainfed areas. Component 2: Livestock husbandry and health services. This component will increase General Directorate for Animal Resources' (GDAR) capacity to fulfill its core functions and to improve livestock owners' access to quality services and goods to enhance the health and productivity of their animals. Component 3: Productive rural development. This component is expected to: (a) enhance the organizational capacity of producers at the community and inter-community levels to improve their access to public and private services as well as input and output markets; (b) help producers upgrade and diversify their agriculture and livestock production, processing and marketing systems, and better conserve soil and harvest water in the Uplands; and (c) Improve market information dissemination. Component 4: Project Support Unit. A project support unit will be established and financed for the management of Components 1 and 2, in particular with regard to procurement, financial management, reporting and monitoring and evaluation.