APIS REPORT Agriculture Interventions in the Southern Districts of the West Bank: 1 January 2008 – 14 August 2009 Southern West Bank CAP 2010 Workshop 20 August 2009, Hebron All data presented in this brief was extracted from APIS, the Agriculture Project Information System, which is managed by the Ministry of Agriculture with technical support from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and funded by the Spanish Cooperation. A campaign among APIS members was conducted from September to November 2008 to encourage uploading and updating of project information in the database. Another campaign was launched 1 August 2009 to ensure the data in APIS and subsequent analysis is accurate. The aim of APIS is to assist in planning sectorwide policies and strategies, and in combating the most challenging issues for agricultural communities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Contents of Report: Table 1.1 Interventions by Subsector and District Table 1.2 Interventions by District and Locality Table 1.3 Expended Costs of Interventions by District Maps of Interventions by Subsector For more information: Dr. Ahmed Shwaika, 0598‐931‐068,
[email protected] 1 Sarah Leppert, 0548‐021‐517,
[email protected] David Jackson, 0548‐026‐905,
[email protected] www.apis.ps Dr. Azzam Saleh, 0599‐727‐797,
[email protected] Yacoub Keilani, 02‐403‐304,
[email protected] Most agricultural interventions in the Southern Districts of the West Bank were executed under the following subsectors: 1) Livestock Production, 2) Water Resources, 3) Extension and Farmers Capacity Building, and 4) Home Gardening. By district, the vast majority of activities took place in Hebron (117 out of a total 146 activities).