The overall, long term global objective of the project is to ensure the continuous availability of agro-biodiversity in the Fertile Crescent that is essential, not only to the sustainable development of agriculture in that region, but also for global food security and production.
Project Details
GEF Project ID
400
Country
Regional
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
Status
Completed
Region
Regional
Executing Agencies
The International Center for Agri. Research in the Dry Areas
GEF Period
GEF - 1
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund
Project Documents
Financials
USDCo-financing Total
29,598,000
GEF Project Grant
8,124,000
Timeline
Concept Approved
01 Nov 1997
Project Approved for Implementation
07 Oct 1998
Project Closed
15 Sep 2015