“Sustainable Transformation of Egypt’s Aquaculture Market System” - STREAMS
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Egypt Governorates of Kafr El Sheikh, Minya, Fayoum, Beheira and Sharkia |
Employment & economic development Agriculture & food security Climate change and environment
Employment creation
Agriculture value-chain development (til 2016) Environmental policy |
01.12.2015
- 15.04.2019 |
CHF 2’000’000
|
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
OTHER MULTISECTOR
GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Employment policy and administrative management
Rural development
Environmental policy and administrative management
Cross-cutting topics Conflict reduction
Specific project on gender equality.
The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F08042
Background |
“Sustainable Transformation of Egypt’s Aquaculture Market System” (STREAMS) project aims to increase the production of inexpensive, nutritious and safe fish from sustainable aquaculture systems to help improve the health of underprivileged socioeconomic segments in Egypt while creating jobs and increasing incomes along the aquaculture value chain. It contributes to improving best management practice of fish farms, better dissemination of Abbassa improved strains of Nile Tilapia and better response to fish health problems. |
Objectives |
The overall goal of the project is to improve food and nutrition security and economic opportunities for underprivileged socioeconomic segments in Egypt through sustainable expansion and intensification of the aquaculture sector. |
Target groups |
Women and men fish farmers and retailers, wholesalers, and fish processors in the above-mentioned governorates who are in need of increasing their income to support their families. |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner Foreign academic and research organisation Implementing partner WorldFish and CARE
|
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 2’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 1’956’773 |
Project phases |
Phase 2 01.12.2015 - 15.04.2019 (Completed) Phase 1 01.07.2011 - 31.12.2015 (Completed) |