Micro and Small Enterprise support programme in the rural sector
Context and Considerations
Since 2003, over 2 million Iraqis have fled their homes because of the insecure and violent situation. Many of these “internally displaced persons” have settled in the autonomous Kurdistan region, in northern Solution Proposed In order to promote local agricultural development, the project relies on the village committees’ mobilization and addresses itself directly to the region’s and inhabitants through 3 main activities: - Rehabilitating local infrastructures, buying equipment and preparing agricultural fields; - Offering trainings in 8 villages in agricultural production techniques and rural business management,; - Offering personalized monitoring in 3 pilot villages for individuals who wish to create or strengthen an agricultural business. This is done by supplying the necessary production tools or drafting commercial plans. Impact and Results
The project started in the spring of During the next 3 years, the project will benefit at least 800 persons and their families in 8 Kurdish villages in northern
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Iraq


IECD started acting in the Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq, in September 2008. Its work benefits from its 15-year experience in the Near East.


