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Livestock and Animal Health

Iraq

More resilient water buffalo farming and fishing in the central marshes of southern Iraq

Project dates : 2024 - 2025

Number of beneficiaries : 600 families of farmers and fishermen and women

Place of execution : Mesopotamian marshes

Water Buffalo Project (Phase 2): supporting farmers to improve the productivity, profitability and environmental sustainability of their water buffalo breeding and fishing activities, setting up local mobile veterinary services, and adapting water buffalo breeding and fishing to climate change.

Partners

Irak Green Climate Organization – IGCO

Financing

CDCS (Crisis and Support Centre) of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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