SELECTED PROJECTS
Côte d'Ivoire
Beekeeping
The beekeeping development project in Côte d'Ivoire aims at
introducing and enhancing this agricultural branch and developing it
as a source of income for the rural population.
Within a five-year period, MASHAV has contributed significantly to
the beekeeping training center in Katiola. This center trained and
provided assistance to dozens of farmers, focusing on the young
generation, as well as disseminating know-how and appropriate
technologies to other parts of the country. This project is carried
out jointly by MASHAV, USAID, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, the
Ministries of Agriculture and Youth, ANADER and FDFP.
Eritrea
Hyperbaric Chamber
Planning began on a hyperbaric chamber to be donated by MASHAV. The
chamber is considered essential to the development of
scuba-diving-based tourism in Eritrea, an important potential source
of income.
Ethiopia
Agricultural Development and Settlement - Kobo Demonstration Farm
The project promoted the process of transition from traditional
agriculture to modern farming, introducing new methods of
cultivation, fertigation and irrigation and appropriate farming
practices.
The project is based on a core of families jointly cultivating about
8 ha. Each farmer is responsible for his own separate plot. Soil
preparation, irrigation and input supplies, including marketing, are
carried out jointly by the farmers. This irrigation project is
conducted jointly by MASHAV, the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture
and USAID. (More...)
Kenya
Kibwezi Agricultural Demonstration Farm
The project encompasses advanced cultivation and irrigation
technologies. It is based on two main components: a commercial farm
and a training and extension center. The farm is managed on a
self-sustaining basis. About 42 ha of vegetables and fruit trees are
being cultivated and irrigated under a pressurized irrigation network
system. The project's main goal is demonstrating farming activities
in typical semi-arid conditions, including research and various
irrigation and fertigation methods.
Another objective of the project is transferring know-how to about
400 farmers in the vicinity and training for university students. The
project is jointly carried out by MASHAV, the University of Nairobi,
USAID and the Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture. (More...)
Senegal
Agricultural Demonstration and Development - Fossil Valley Project
The project's objective is to support and encourage regional
development of the Fossil Valley by introducing new methods of
horticulture cultivation, irrigation and improved farming practices
in the region and in other parts of Senegal.
A demonstration farm facility of 14 ha has been established,
including irrigation and fertigation infrastructure. The farm is
functioning both as a commercial demonstration unit and as an
instructional training site for the farmers in the area. (More...)