http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2612 Comments for "East Delta Newlands Agricultural Services Project, Egypt" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2612 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> International Fund for Agricultural Development<br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://www.ifad.org/english/operations/pn/egy/i440eg/index.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://www.ifad.org/english/operations/pn/egy/i440eg/index.htm</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> <p>This seven-year project is being implemented in the recently reclaimed desert lands between the Suez Canal and the Nile Delta that are irrigated by the Al Salam Canal. The main objective is to support the settlement and agricultural production of about 26,000 families. Project initiatives include: building tertiary irrigation and drainage systems; providing safe drinking water to needy communities; supporting credit banks in extending their operations to the area; and establishing community organizations that can participate in management of the irrigation system.</p><br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2612">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2612#comment Agriculture Activity Water Activity Active Egypt Government Activity International Agency Funded Non-profit Activity Producer North Africa and Near East Mon, 01 May 2006 16:26:34 -0400 _Alex Bloom 2612 at http://www.nextbillion.net